Movie
Medium Cool
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1969-08-27
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- H&J Pictures, Inc.
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Forster as John
- Verna Bloom as Eileen
- Peter Bonerz as Gus
- Marianna Hill as Ruth
- Harold Blankenship as Harold
- Charles Geary as Harold's Father
- Sid McCoy as Frank Baker
- Christine Bergstrom as Dede
- William Sickingen as News Director
- Robert McAndrew as Pennybaker
- Marrian Walters as Social Worker
- Beverly Younger as Rich Lady
Crew
- Haskell Wexler - Director
- Haskell Wexler - Writer
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