# Medium Cool (1969)

> A hard-edged television reporter confronts the collusion between news media and law enforcement amid the explosive protests of 1968 Chicago.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/27582

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Haskell Wexler
- Cast: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill, Harold Blankenship, Charles Geary, Sid McCoy, Christine Bergstrom
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064652/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: angry, urgent, paranoid, political film night, cinephile viewing

## Synopsis

A hard-hitting exploration of journalism and the chaos of political unrest.

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