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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $800,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.63 |
Directed By
Haskell Wexler
Crew
Haskell Wexler
Haskell Wexler
Kay Rose
Wendell Franklin
Leon Ericksen
Meta Rebner
Haskell Wexler
William Schwartz
Steven North
James Talbot
Paul Golding
Mike Bloomfield
Jonathan Haze
Ron Vargas
Jonathan Haze
Michael Philip Butler
Michael D. Margulies
Tully Friedman
Erich von Stroheim Jr.
Jonathan Haze
Marcia Lucas
Haskell Wexler
Jerrold Wexler
Haskell Wexler
Marcia Lucas
Verna Fields
Chris Newman
Thomas Ryan
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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