National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
2023, English. Directed by Jeremy Herrin.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Jeremy HerrinDirector
- Zachary QuintoGore Vidal
- David HarewoodWilliam F. Buckley, Jr.
- Emilio DoorgasinghWilliam Sheehan / Chet Huntley / Howard Austen
- Clare FosterPatricia Buckley
- Tom GodwinFrank Meyer / Andy Warhol / Bobby Kennedy / More...
- John HodgkinsonHoward K Smith / Mayor Daley
- Syrus LoweJames Baldwin / George / Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Kevin McMonagleElmer Lower / Walter Kronkite
- Sam OttoTariq Ali / Matt
- Deborah AlliAretha Franklin / Patty the Party Guest / Brooke Gladstone
Details
- Released
- 18 May 2023
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- James Graham
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If you liked National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies, try The Luckiest Man in America, Me and Orson Welles, Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher.
Who directed National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies?
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies (2023) was directed by Jeremy Herrin and stars Zachary Quinto, David Harewood, Emilio Doorgasingh.