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National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies 2023 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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Drama , History
Production Company National Theatre
Release Date 18 May 2023
135 mins
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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