Medium Cool
Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness.
1969 | 111m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Haskell Wexler |
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| Writer: | Haskell Wexler |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 27, 1969 |
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| Director: | Haskell Wexler |
| Writer: | Haskell Wexler |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, police brutality, journalism, political activism, presidential election, vietnam war, national guard, historical event, political protest, cinéma vérité, mother son relationship, democratic party |
| Production Companies | H&J Pictures, Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,500,000
Budget: $800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Forster | John |
| Verna Bloom | Eileen |
| Peter Bonerz | Gus |
| Marianna Hill | Ruth |
| Harold Blankenship | Harold |
| Charles Geary | Harold's Father |
| Sid McCoy | Frank Baker |
| Christine Bergstrom | Dede |
| William Sickingen | News Director |
| Robert McAndrew | Pennybaker |
| Marrian Walters | Social Worker |
| Beverly Younger | Rich Lady |
| Edward Croke | Plain-clothesman |
| Doug Kimball | Newscaster |
| Peter Boyle | Gun Clinic Manager |
| Georgia Todda | Secretary |
| Sandra Ann Roberts | Blonde in Car |
| Janet Langhart | Maid |
| China Lee | Roller Derby Patron |
| Haskell Wexler | Cameraman on Scaffold (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Chris Newman | Sound |
| Kay Rose | Sound Editor |
| Meta Rebner | Script Supervisor |
| Wendell Franklin | Assistant Director |
| William Schwartz | Production Assistant |
| Michael D. Margulies | Camera Operator |
| Ron Vargas | Assistant Camera |
| Mike Bloomfield | Original Music Composer |
| James Talbot | Title Designer |
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Haskell Wexler | Camera Operator, Writer, Director, Director of Photography |
| Verna Fields | Editor |
| Leon Ericksen | Art Direction |
| Marcia Lucas | Editor, Assistant Editor |
| Jonathan Haze | Line Producer, Production Manager, Producer's Assistant |
| Paul Golding | Editorial Consultant |
| Thomas Ryan | Gaffer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Philip Butler | Associate Producer |
| Steven North | Associate Producer |
| Tully Friedman | Producer |
| Jerrold Wexler | Producer |
| Haskell Wexler | Producer |
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