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67% Critic Match
Medium Cool
“Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness.”
6.7 / 10• 1969• 1h 51m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Robert Forster
John
Lead
Verna Bloom
Eileen
Peter Bonerz
Gus
Marianna Hill
Ruth
HB
Harold Blankenship
Harold
CG
Charles Geary
Harold's Father
Sid McCoy
Frank Baker
CB
Christine Bergstrom
Dede
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Haskell Wexler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Medium Cool is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
