
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
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.
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National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Rating
9.0/10
Release Date
2023-05-18
Runtime
135 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Zachary Quinto
Gore Vidal

David Harewood
William F. Buckley, Jr.

Emilio Doorgasingh
William Sheehan / Chet Huntley / Howard Austen

Clare Foster
Patricia Buckley

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

John Hodgkinson
Howard K Smith / Mayor Daley

Syrus Lowe
James Baldwin / George / Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kevin McMonagle
Elmer Lower / Walter Kronkite

Sam Otto
Tariq Ali / Matt

Deborah Alli
Aretha Franklin / Patty the Party Guest / Brooke Gladstone
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National Theatre