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Medium Cool

Name: Medium Cool
Director: Haskell Wexler
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969-08-27
Cast: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill, Harold Blankenship

Drama

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.

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Cast

Robert ForsterVerna BloomPeter BonerzMarianna HillHarold BlankenshipCharles GearySid McCoyChristine BergstromWilliam SickingenRobert McAndrewMarrian WaltersBeverly Younger

Director

Haskell Wexler

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