Gore Vidal
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays interrogated the social and cultural sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Beyond literature, Vidal was heavily involved in politics. He unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the U.S. House of Representatives (for New York), and later in 1982 to the U.S. Senate (for California).
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| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.778 |
| Birthday | 1925-10-03 |
| Place of Birth | West Point, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Edgar Box, Cameron Kay, Katherine Everard, 고어 비달, Гор Видал, |
1997
Gattaca
7.559/6231
In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. Young Vincent Freeman is born with a co...
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Gattaca
1992
Bob Roberts
6.5/156
Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by sing...
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Bob Roberts
2004
Thinking XXX
5.5/99
For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, c...
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Thinking XXX
2008
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
6.1/18
ZERO: An Investigation into 9/11 has one central thesis: that the official version of the events surrounding the attacks on 9/11 cannot be true. This...
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Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
2003
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
0/0
Documentary about Federico Fellini
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Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
2006
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
6.6/64
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.
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
1959
Suddenly, Last Summer
7.3/273
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane;...
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Suddenly, Last Summer
1997
Shadow Conspiracy
4.9/85
Bobby Bishop is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenk...
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Shadow Conspiracy
1984
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
0/0
In 1982, Gore Vidal, one of America's greatest writers, challenged the American political establishment, and Jerry Brown, in his campaign for the Cali...
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Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
2008
Obscene
5/4
A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch"...
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Obscene
2012
Norman Mailer: The American
7/2
A provocateur, a rebel, a performer, and a true American, Norman Mailer never stopped giving people something to talk about. This documentary goes be...
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Norman Mailer: The American
1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
7.429/7
The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
2006
Global Haywire
0/0
Documentary about the state of the modern world.
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Global Haywire
2013
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
5/3
The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. When he moved to Tangier, Morocco, in 1949, half t...
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Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2002
Igby Goes Down
6.545/301
Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophre...
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Igby Goes Down
2010
Standing Army
4.8/6
Standing Army, directed by Enrico Parenti and Thomas Fazi, is an award-winning documentary film about the global network of U.S. military bases, the i...
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Standing Army
2005
Revisiting Brideshead
0/0
Documentary with an affectionate look back at the classic Granada TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel "Brideshead Revisited".
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Revisiting Brideshead
1981
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
2/0
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
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A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1996
The Celluloid Closet
7.138/98
What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serv...
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The Celluloid Closet
2015
Best of Enemies
7.2/134
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and th...
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Best of Enemies
2010
Public Speaking
7/56
A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous monolo...
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Public Speaking
2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
6.1/24
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 fema...
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2013
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
7.8/29
Anchored by intimate, one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary is a fascinating and wholly entertaining tribute...
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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
1946
Ritual in Transfigured Time
6.86/57
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...
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Ritual in Transfigured Time
1994
With Honors
6.764/202
Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who m...
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With Honors
1936
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
0/0
Ten year old boy pilot called Gore Vidal. A young boy learns how to fly new kind of aeroplane with simple controls. M/S of boy, Gene, standing in fr...
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Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
2005
Why We Fight
7.5/115
Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and i...
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Why We Fight
2009
Shrink
6.169/219
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense...
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Shrink
1972
Roma
7.3/308
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
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Roma
1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
0/0
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by t...
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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
2005
Inside Deep Throat
6.4/124
In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would...
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Inside Deep Throat
1994
In Search of Oz
0/0
BBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wond...
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In Search of Oz
2003
The Education of Gore Vidal
6/1
A contrarian and wickedly funny man, this PBS American Masters special explores Gore Vidal's extraordinary life and work, joining him at his cliff-sid...
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The Education of Gore Vidal
2002
The Cockettes
6.733/16
Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
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The Cockettes
2013
Salinger
6.4/63
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 impenetrable...
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Salinger
1993
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
0/0
Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming America...
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The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
1964
The Best Man
7.3/37
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 front-ru...
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The Best Man
2013
Valentino's Ghost
5.7/3
The documentary exposes the ways in which America's foreign policy agenda in the Middle East drives the U.S. media's portrayals of Arabs and Muslims....
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Valentino's Ghost
2005
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
3.5/6
Examines the diversity of human sexual and gender variance around the globe, with commentary by scientific experts and first-hand accounts of people w...
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Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
2005
High Tech Lincoln
0/0
Take an unforgettable look at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, which includes a special effects theater,...
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High Tech Lincoln
1989
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
6.9/14
Gore Vidal's historical novel is brought to life in this television production of Turner Network Television's Billy the Kid.
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Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
2001
Rescued from the Closet
6/1
A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid Closet," on the subject of LGBT representation in film histo...
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Rescued from the Closet
1967
The Homosexuals
1/1
On March 7, 1967, 40 million Americans tuned in to watch CBS Reports: The Homosexuals, network television’s first documentary on homosexuality. Near t...
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