Medium Cool

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Medium Cool is a 1969 American drama film directed by Haskell Wexler that blends fiction and documentary techniques to depict social and political unrest surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
drama film
film
cinematographer Haskell Wexler
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
surface form: 1968 Democratic National Convention

political unrest
social unrest
director Haskell Wexler
discusses role of television news in society
distributor Paramount Pictures
editor Verna Fields
filmingLocation City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
filmMovement New Hollywood
genre drama
independent film
political film
hasFilmRating R
hasPosterCaption “Beyond the age of innocence… into the age of awareness.”
includedIn National Film Registry
mainCharacterOccupation television news cameraman
mainTheme media ethics
political protest
social change
musicBy Mike Bloomfield
Paul Butterfield
notableFor blending fiction and documentary techniques
on-location shooting during 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
originalLanguage English
preservedBy Library of Congress
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDate 1969-08-27
releaseYear 1969
runtimeMinutes 110
screenwriter Haskell Wexler
settingLocation City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
stars Peter Bonerz
Robert Forster
Verna Bloom
timePeriodDepicted 1968
usesTechnique cinéma vérité
documentary
fiction

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Verna Fields notableWork Medium Cool
Verna Fields workedOn Medium Cool
Robert Forster notableWork Medium Cool
Robert Forster appearedIn Medium Cool
Haskell Wexler notableWork Medium Cool
Haskell Wexler directed Medium Cool
Verna Hellman notableWork Medium Cool
Verna Hellman edited Medium Cool
Wexler notableWork Medium Cool
subject surface form: Haskell Wexler