Medium Cool (1969)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $800,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.101 |
Directed By
Haskell Wexler
Crew
Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler
Leon Ericksen
Kay Rose
Tom Ryan
Meta Rebner
Wendell Franklin
Michael Philip Butler
Steven North
Marcia Lucas
William Schwartz
Haskell Wexler
Michael D. Margulies
Ron Vargas
Mike Bloomfield
James Talbot
Jonathan Haze
Paul Golding
Tully Friedman
Jonathan Haze
Jonathan Haze
Erich von Stroheim Jr.
Haskell Wexler
Jerrold Wexler
Haskell Wexler
Marcia Lucas
Verna Fields
Chris Newman
TOP CAST
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)
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