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Medium Cool is a 1969 American drama film written and directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill and Harold Blankenship. It takes place in Chicago in the summer of 1968.
Feb 6, 1970 · A TV news reporter covers the violence and racial tensions in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The film combines fiction and non-fiction, featuring real footage of the police brutality and the protests.
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- 1970-02-06
Medium Cool is a radical film by Haskell Wexler that blends fiction and documentary to explore the role of media in social conflicts. Roger Ebert praises its form, function and symbolism, and compares it to other experimental movies of the time.
John Cassellis (Robert Forster) is a hardened TV news cameraman who manages to keep his distance while he captures daring footage of a nation in the throes of violent change. He maintains this...
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- Robert Forster
Medium Cool is a film that blends fiction and documentary to capture the social turmoil of 1968 America, especially the riots in Chicago. It follows a TV cameraman (Robert Forster) who gets involved in the protests and his personal life.
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A TV news cameraman covers the 1968 Democratic National Convention and witnesses the violence and chaos. The film blends documentary and fiction, and features Robert Forster, Verna Bloom and Peter Bonerz.
Roger Ebert praises \"Medium Cool\" as a great American document that captures the historical period of 1968, using juxtaposition of fictional and real events. He defends the film's loose plot and inconsistencies as a risky and valid approach to portray the society.
