National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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...