Overview

Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years. Provocative, idiosyncratic and incendiary, the film weaves rarely seen archival material, contributor interviews, excerpts from writings by such icons as James Baldwin, Gore Vidal, and Joan Didion along with original verité footage filmed in the Review’s West Village offices.

Cast

Michael Chabon, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, Barbara Epstein, Elizabeth Hardwick, Michael Stuhlbarg

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What is "The 50 Year Argument" about?

Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years. Provocative, idiosyncratic and incendiary, the film weaves rarely seen archival material, contributor interviews, excerpts from writings by such icons as James Baldwin, Gore Vidal, and Joan Didion along with original verité footage filmed in the Review’s West Village offices.

When was "The 50 Year Argument" released?

The 50 Year Argument was released in 2014.

Who stars in "The 50 Year Argument"?

The cast includes Michael Chabon, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, Barbara Epstein.