Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)
83 min
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.
- Release date
- April 18, 2013
- Country of origin
- United States, Italy
- Music
- Ian Honeyman
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Cast
- Gore Vidal as Self
- Jerry Brown as Self (archive footage)
- William F. Buckley as Self (archive footage)
- George H.W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
- George W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
- Jimmy Carter as Self (archive footage)
- Johnny Carson as Self (archive footage)
- James Best as Self (archive footage)
- Dick Cavett as Self (archive footage)
- Karen Black as Self (archive footage)
- Farrah Fawcett as Self (archive footage)
- David Frost as Self (archive footage)
- Henry Fonda as Self (archive footage)
- Charlton Heston as Self (archive footage)
- John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Gore Vidal · Archive footage
- Howard Auster · Archive footage
- James Best · Archive footage
- Karen Black · Archive footage
- Jerry Brown · Archive footage
- William F. Buckley · Archive footage
- George H.W. Bush · Archive footage
- George W. Bush · Archive footage
- Johnny Carson · Archive footage
- Jimmy Carter · Archive footage
- Nicholas D. Wrathall · Director
- Theodore James · Producer
- Nicholas D. Wrathall · Producer
- Ian Honeyman · Composer
- Joel Schwartzberg · Cinematographer
- Suresh Ayyar · Editor
- Rob Gordon Bralver · Editor
- William Haugse · Editor