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Medium Cool (1969)
Directed by Haskell Wexler
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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.
Rated R | Length 111 minutes
Actors
Robert Forster | Verna Bloom | Peter Bonerz | Marianna Hill | Harold Blankenship | Charles Geary | Sid McCoy | Christine Bergstrom | William Sickingen | Robert McAndrew | Marrian Walters | Beverly Younger | Edward Croke | Doug Kimball | Peter Boyle | Georgia Todda | Sandra Ann Roberts | Janet Langhart | China Lee | Haskell Wexler
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/03/2019 | TV | Blu-ray | Library | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Requested this from the library when Robert Forster passed. First time viewing. Alway love seeing Chicago in older films. Didn’t realize Marianna Hill was in this so she was a pleasant surprise. She’s also on the commentary track, which I listened to a little bit. Interesting to learn that this was released with an X rating bc of a silly nude scene between Hill and Forster where they are just playing around.
I like this movie and how it captures that period in time. Did not care for the ending which seems ridiculous even by 1960s standards.
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