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Medium Cool

  • 1969
  • R
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.3K
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Medium Cool (1969)
A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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Political DramaPsychological DramaDramaThriller

A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

  • Director
    • Haskell Wexler
  • Writer
    • Haskell Wexler
  • Stars
    • Robert Forster
    • Verna Bloom
    • Peter Bonerz
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    5.3K
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    • Director
      • Haskell Wexler
    • Writer
      • Haskell Wexler
    • Stars
      • Robert Forster
      • Verna Bloom
      • Peter Bonerz
    • 62User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Top Cast60

    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • John Cassellis
    Verna Bloom
    Verna Bloom
    • Eileen
    Peter Bonerz
    Peter Bonerz
    • Gus
    Marianna Hill
    Marianna Hill
    • Ruth
    Harold Blankenship
    • Harold
    Charles Geary
    • Harold's Father
    Sid McCoy
    • Frank Baker
    Christine Bergstrom
    • Dede
    William Sickingen
    • News Director
    Robert McAndrew
    Robert McAndrew
    • Pennybaker
    Marrian Walters
    Marrian Walters
    • Social Worker
    Beverly Younger
    • Rich Lady
    Edward Croke
    • Plain-clothesman
    Doug Kimball
    • Newscaster
    Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle
    • Gun Clinic Manager
    Georgia Todda
    • Secretary
    Sandra Ann Roberts
    • Blonde in Car
    Janet Langhart
    • Maid
    • Director
      • Haskell Wexler
    • Writer
      • Haskell Wexler
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The line "Look out, Haskell, it's real!" was actually dubbed in after the shooting. It was supposedly what Haskell Wexler was thinking to himself and he wanted to include it.
    • Goofs
      When Eileen enters the L looks for Harold, she is wearing a white hair band, but when they show her sitting on the L, the hair band is missing.
    • Quotes
      • John Cassellis: If I gotta be afraid in order for your argument to work, then you got no argument.
    • Crazy credits
      Studs Terkel is credited as "Our Man in Chicago".
    • Alternate versions
      Due to copyright disputes, all video releases feature some different songs on the soundtrack from the theatrical version.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet Georgia Brown
      by Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard
      Performed by Brother Bones
      Courtesy of Tempo Records
      Played during roller derby scene

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 6, 1970 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Concrete Wilderness
    • Filming locations
      • Grant Park, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • H & J
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $430
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 51m(111 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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