Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- James GrahamWriter
- Jeremy HerrinDirector
Cast
- 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
Stills
Themes
filmed theater