Gore Vidal Movies
- 1964
The Best Man
The Best Man7.31964HD
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the...
- 2005
Why We Fight
Why We Fight7.52005HD
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and...
- 1960
Visit to a Small Planet
Visit to a Small Planet5.31960HD
The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth... Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will leaves his planet...
- 2015
Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies7.172015HD
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and...
- 2013
Salinger
Salinger6.3332013HD
An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the...
- 1959
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat6.81959HD
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
- 1989
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid6.91989HD
Gore Vidal's historical novel is brought to life in this television production of Turner Network Television's Billy the Kid.
- 2002
The Cockettes
The Cockettes6.72002HD
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
- 2010
Public Speaking
Public Speaking72010HD
A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous...
- 1990
The Palermo Connection
The Palermo Connection6.1541990HD
Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his...
- 2006
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
The U.S. vs. John Lennon6.62006HD
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
- 2005
Revisiting Brideshead
Revisiting Brideshead02005HD
Documentary with an affectionate look back at the classic Granada TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel "Brideshead Revisited".
- 1958
I Accuse!
I Accuse!6.11958HD
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an...
- 1993
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's01993HD
Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming...
- 2001
Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet62001HD
Rescued from the Closet is a 2001 documentary consisting of interviews originally recorded for the 1995 film The Celluloid Closet. It explores the...
- 2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula6.142005HD
This is a short film based on the 1979 film of the same name. The film is stylized with the actors wearing modernized robes and Roman jewelry and...
- 2011
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell6.32011HD
The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in...
- 1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic7.41993HD
The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.
- 1955
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde61955HD
Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic. Part of Chrysler sponsored series "Climax!"
- 1946
Ritual in Transfigured Time
Ritual in Transfigured Time6.8521946HD
A social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek legend; one of filmmaker Maya Deren's most intriguing...