| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Documentary films. lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 1.78:1 widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English SDH, Spanish, or French subtitles. |
| Performer |
William F. Buckley, Jr. ; Gore Vidal ; readings by John Lithgow, Kelsey Grammer ; featuring: Todd Gitlin, Brooke Gladstone, Richard Wald, William Sheehan, Frank Rich, Sam Tanenhaus, Lee Edwards, Reid Buckley, Linda Bridges, Fred Kaplan, Matt Tyrnauer, George Merlis, Dick Cavett, Eric Alterman, Ginia Bellafante, John McWhorter, James Wolcott, Andrew Sullivan, Christopher Hitchens. |
| Credits |
Edited by Aaron Wickenen, Eileen Meyer ; composer, original score by Jonathan Kirkscey ; photography by David Leonard, Graham Willoughby, Mark Schwartzbard. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for some sexual content, nudity and language. |
| Summary |
In the summer of 1968 television news changed forever. 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. Like rounds in a heavyweight battle, they pummeled out policy and personal insult--their explosive exchanges devolving into vitrolic name-calling. Live and unscripted, they kept viewers riveted. Ratings for ABC News skyrocketed, and a new era in public discourse was born. |
| Note |
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. |
| Subject |
Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008.
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Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012.
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Debates and debating.
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Conservatism -- United States.
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Debates and debating in mass media.
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Liberalism -- United States.
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Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008. (OCoLC)fst01897692
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Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012. (OCoLC)fst01800233
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Debates and debating in mass media (OCoLC)fst00888757
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Conservatism. (OCoLC)fst00875582
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Debates and debating. (OCoLC)fst00888743
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Liberalism. (OCoLC)fst00997183
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Neville, Morgan, film director, film producer.
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Gordon, Robert, 1961- film director, film producer.
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Goldman, Julie, film producer.
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Phillips, Cliff, film producer.
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Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008, on-screen participant.
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Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012, on-screen participant.
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Lithgow, John, 1945- voice actor.
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Grammer, Kelsey, 1955- voice actor.
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Gitlin, Todd, interviewee (expression)
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Gladstone, Brooke, interviewee (expression)
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Wald, Richard, interviewee (expression)
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Rich, Frank, interviewee (expression)
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Tanenhaus, Sam, interviewee (expression)
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Edwards, Lee, 1932- interviewee (expression)
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Buckley, Fergus Reid, 1930-2014, interviewee (expression)
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Bridges, Linda, interviewee (expression)
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Kaplan, Fred, 1937- interviewee (expression)
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Tyrnauer, Matt, interviewee (expression)
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Merlis, George, 1940- interviewee (expression)
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Cavett, Dick, interviewee (expression)
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Alterman, Eric, interviewee (expression)
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McWhorter, John H., interviewee (expression)
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Wolcott, James, 1952- interviewee (expression)
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Sullivan, Andrew, 1963- interviewee (expression)
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Hitchens, Christopher, interviewee (expression)
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Willoughby, Graham (Cinematographer), director of photography.
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Independent Lens, production company.
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Magnolia Pictures (Firm), presenter.
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Participant Media, production company.
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Independent Television Service, presenter.
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Tremolo Productions, production company.
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Media Ranch (Firm), production company.
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Sandbar Pictures, production company.
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Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| Standard No. |
876964009034 |
| Music No. |
10903 Magnolia Home Entertainment |
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