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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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- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 805043
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- publication date
- 1969-01-01
- title
- Medium Cool
- review score
- 96%
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1968 Democratic National Convention1969 American films1969 drama films1969 English-language films1969 films1969 independent filmsAmerican neo-noir filmsAmerican political drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language political drama filmsFilms about electionsFilms about journalistsFilms about televisionFilms directed by Haskell WexlerFilms set in 1968Films set in ChicagoFilms shot in ChicagoRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateUnited States National Film Registry films