Medium Cool (1969)

Name: Medium Cool
Director: Haskell Wexler
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969-08-27
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Cast: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill

Drama

Director: Haskell Wexler

Cast: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill

Runtime111 min

Rating15

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John 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.

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Medium Cool, the 1969 drama directed by Haskell Wexler, offers a unique blend of cinéma vérité and narrative storytelling that provides a captivating and thought-provoking exploration of the social upheaval of the era. Featuring a standout performance from Robert Forster, the film's innovative visual approach and thematic depth will especially appeal to fans of bold, unconventional filmmaking.

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Medium Cool is a 1969 American drama film written and directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill and Harold Blankenship. It takes place in Chicago in the summer of 1968. It was notable for Wexler's use of cinéma vérité–style documentary filmmaking techniques, as well as for combining fictional and non-fictional content.