Medium Cool
“Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness.”
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
21 people
Robert Forster
John
Known for
Mulholland Drive
Jackie Brown
Verna Bloom
Eileen
Known for
High Plains Drifter
After Hours
Peter Bonerz
Gus
Known for
Man on the Moon
The Bob Newhart Show
Marianna Hill
Ruth
Known for
High Plains Drifter
The Godfather Part II
Harold Blankenship
Harold
Also in
Mergers & Acquisitions
Charles Geary
Harold's Father
Sid McCoy
Frank Baker
Known for
Sliver
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Christine Bergstrom
Dede
No other roles listed
William Sickingen
News Director
No other roles listed
Robert McAndrew
Pennybaker
Also in
Planet Earth
Concessions
Marrian Walters
Social Worker
Also in
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
T.R. Baskin
Beverly Younger
Rich Lady
Haskell Wexler Director · Mike Bloomfield Composer Verna Fields Editor
Worldwide gross $5.5M · Budget $800K · United States release August 27, 1969
Box office
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide gross
$5,500,000
Gross vs. budget
6.9×
Production
H&J Pictures, Inc.
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
H & J
Production
United States
Produced in
The Concrete Wilderness
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 27, 1969
Theatrical · New York City; originally rated X
United States · February 21, 1995
Physical · VHS/LaserDisc
United States
September 24, 1969 · Theatrical · Los Angeles
December 11, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 21, 2013 · Physical · Criterion Collection DVD/Blu-ray
Australia
February 6, 1970 · Theatrical · Originally rated A
Denmark
February 6, 1970 · Theatrical
Finland
March 24, 1972 · Theatrical
France
March 18, 1970 · Theatrical
Germany
October 1, 1969 · Premiere · Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
October 23, 1970 · Theatrical
Italy
September 23, 1970 · Premiere · Sorrento Film Festival
October 9, 1971 · Theatrical
Japan
June 20, 1970 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 23, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 4, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 11, 1970 · Theatrical · Originally rated X
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