Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. William F. Buckley Jr. was a leading light of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Armed with deep-seated distrust and enmity, Vidal and Buckley believed each other's political ideologies were dangerous for America.
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Physical Description:videodisc1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher:Los Angeles, California :Magnolia Home Entertainment,[2015]
Copyright:℗2015.
General Note: Title from container.Special features: Additional interviews: Andrew Sullivan, Christopher Hitchens, Dick Cavett, George Merlis, James Wolcott, Lee Edwards, Linda Bridges, Matt Tyrnauer, Reid Buckley, Sam Tanenhaus; Interview with directors Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon; Theatrical trailer.English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director, Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville.
Participant or Performer Note: William F. Buckley, Gore Vidal.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for some sexual content/nudity and language.