CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 2h 15m

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

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In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation.

Directed byJeremy Herrin

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
2h 15m
Language
EN
Released
May 18, 2023
Studios
National Theatre

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Best of Enemies starring Zachary Quinto & David Harewood | Official trailer

Best of Enemies starring Zachary Quinto & David Harewood | Official trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto

Gore Vidal

David Harewood

David Harewood

William F. Buckley, Jr.

Emilio Doorgasingh

Emilio Doorgasingh

William Sheehan / Chet Huntley / Howard Austen

Clare Foster

Clare Foster

Patricia Buckley

Tom Godwin

Tom Godwin

Frank Meyer / Andy Warhol / Bobby Kennedy / More...

John Hodgkinson

John Hodgkinson

Howard K Smith / Mayor Daley

Syrus Lowe

Syrus Lowe

James Baldwin / George / Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kevin McMonagle

Kevin McMonagle

Elmer Lower / Walter Kronkite

Sam Otto

Sam Otto

Tariq Ali / Matt

Deborah Alli

Aretha Franklin / Patty the Party Guest / Brooke Gladstone

Creative team
Directed by
Jeremy Herrin
Jeremy Herrin
Written by
James Graham
James Graham

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