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Medium Cool
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6.7John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
Released: 1969-08-27111 minDir: Haskell WexlerDramaBudget: $800,000Box office: $5.5M
Cast
- Robert Forster as John
- Verna Bloom as Eileen
- Peter Bonerz as Gus
- Marianna Hill as Ruth
- Harold Blankenship as Harold
- Charles Geary as Harold's Father
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- vietnam war
- police brutality
- presidential election
- journalism
- political activism
- national guard
- historical event
- political protest
- cinéma vérité
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Haskell Wexler
- Screenwriter
- Haskell Wexler
- Cast member
- Peter Boyle
- Composer
- Mike Bloomfield
- Cinematographer
- Haskell Wexler
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 805043
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- publication date
- 1969-01-01
- title
- Medium Cool
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- film editor
- Verna Fields
- review score
- 96%
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