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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Genre:Documentary

Released:2013-08-04

Runtime:89

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.


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Gore Vidal

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Jerry Brown

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William F. Buckley Jr.

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George H. W. Bush

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George W. Bush

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Jimmy Carter

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Johnny Carson

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James Best

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Dick Cavett

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Karen Black

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Farrah Fawcett-Majors

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David Frost

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Henry Fonda

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Charlton Heston

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John F. Kennedy

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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