Medium Cool

Medium Cool (1969)★ 7.2/10

R · US · 111 min · August 27, 1969

  • Drama
  • Thriller

Directed by: Haskell Wexler

Written by: Haskell Wexler

Reporter John Cassellis uncovers that his network shares his footage with the FBI. Fired for protesting, he becomes immersed in the turmoil of the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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Robert ForsterJohn CassellisVerna BloomEileenPeter BonerzGusMarianna HillRuthHarold BlankenshipHaroldCharles GearyHarold's FatherSid McCoyFrank BakerChristine BergstromDedeWilliam SickingenNews DirectorRobert McAndrewPennybakerMarrian WaltersSocial WorkerBeverly YoungerRich LadyEdward CrokePlain-clothesmanDoug KimballNewscasterPeter BoyleGun Clinic ManagerGeorgia ToddaSecretarySandra Ann RobertsBlonde in CarJanet LanghartMaidJeff DonaldsonBlack MilitantBill SharpBlack MilitantRobert PaigeBlack MilitantRichard AbramsBlack MilitantWalter BradfordBlack MilitantRussell DavisBlack MilitantFelton PerryBlack MilitantVal GreyBlack MilitantLivingston LewisBlack MilitantBarbara Jones-HoguBlack MilitantJohn Shenoy JacksonBlack MilitantLinda HandelmanGun Clinic LadyMaria FriedmanGun Clinic LadyKathryn SchubertGun Clinic LadyBarbara BrydenthalGun Clinic LadyElizabeth MoisantGun Clinic LadyRose BormacherGun Clinic LadyChina LeeRoller Derby PatronRoger PhillipsRobert BlankenshipJim JacobsKennedy StudentSpence JacksonKennedy StudentDorien SuhrKennedy StudentKenneth WhitenerKennedy StudentConnie FleischauerKennedy StudentMary SmithKennedy StudentNancy Lee NobleKennedy StudentSimone ZornMedia PersonMadeleine MarcouMedia PersonMickey PallasMedia PersonMorris BleckmanMedia PersonLester BrownleeMedia PersonLinn EhrlichMedia PersonWally WrightMedia PersonSam VenturaMedia PersonGeorge BouilletMedia PersonRichard J. DaleySelf (uncredited)Jesse JacksonSelf (uncredited)Robert F. KennedySelf - Giving Final Speech (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Martin Luther KingSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Sirri MuradSelf (uncredited)Haskell WexlerCameraman on Scaffold (uncredited)