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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.
Feb 6, 1970 · A TV news reporter gets involved in the violence and politics of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The film mixes live footage, documentary scenes and fiction, and explores the role of the media in society.
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- Drama
- Haskell Wexler
- 1970-02-06
Medium Cool is a film that blends fiction and documentary to capture the social turmoil of 1968 America, especially the riots in Chicago. It follows a TV cameraman (Robert Forster) who gets involved in the protests and his personal life.
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John Cassellis (Robert Forster) is a hardened TV news cameraman who manages to keep his distance while he captures daring footage of a nation in the throes of violent change. He maintains this ...
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- Haskell Wexler
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- Robert Forster
In "Medium Cool," Wexler forges back and forth through several levels. There is a fictional story about the TV cameraman, his romance, his job, his girl and her son. There is also documentary footage about the riots during the Democratic convention.
Roger Ebert praises "Medium Cool" as a great American document that captures the historical period of 1968, using juxtaposition of fictional and real events. He defends the film's loose plot and inconsistencies as a risky and valid approach to portray the society.
A TV news cameraman covers the 1968 Democratic National Convention and witnesses the violence and chaos. The film blends documentary and fiction, and features Robert Forster, Verna Bloom and Peter Bonerz.
