Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013/08/04 • Released • English
Overview
Anchored by intimate, one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary is a fascinating and wholly entertaining tribute to the iconic Gore Vidal. Commentary by those who knew him best—including filmmaker/nephew Burr Steers and the late Christopher Hitchens—blends with footage from Vidal’s legendary on-air career to remind us why he will forever stand as one of the most brilliant and fearless critics of our time.
Director : Nicholas D. Wrathall
Casts
Gore Vidal
Self
Jerry Brown
Self (archive footage)
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
James Best
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
Karen Black
Self (archive footage)
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Self (archive footage)
David Frost
Self (archive footage)
Henry Fonda
Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
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