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It’s 1968, and the whole world is watching. With the U.S. in social upheaval, famed cinematographer Haskell Wexler (Days of Heaven) decided to make a film about what the hell was going on. His debut feature, MEDIUM COOL, plunges us into that moment. With its mix of scripted fiction and seat-of-the-pants documentary technique, this story of the working world and romantic life of a television cameraman (Jackie Brown’s Robert Forster) is a visceral, lasting cinematic snapshot of the era, climaxing with an extended sequence shot right in the middle of the riots surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. An inventive commentary on the pleasures and dangers of wielding a camera, MEDIUM COOL is as prescient a political film as Hollywood has ever produced.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product Details
Actors: Robert Forster
Directors: Haskell Wexler
Format: Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: May 21, 2013
Run Time: 110 minutes
Special Features
New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Haskell Wexler
Two audio commentaries
Look Out Haskell, It's Real!, a 55 minute documentary about the making of
New interview with Wexler
Excerpts from Sooner or Later, a documentary by Cronin about Harold Blankenship
Original theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic and programmer Thomas Beard
Cast & Crew
Robert Forster John
Verna Bloom Eileen
Peter Bonerz Gus
Marianna Hill Ruth
Harold Blankenship Harold
Charles Geary Buddy, Harold's Father
Sid McCoy Frank Baker
Christine Bergstrom Dede
William Sickinger News Director
Robert McAndrew Pennybaker
Marrian Walters Social Worker
Beverly Younger Rich Lady
Edward Croke Plainclothesman
Doug Kimball Newscaster
Peter Boyle Gun Clinic Manager
Sandra Ann Roberts Blonde in Car
Janet Langhart Maid
Jeff Donaldson Black Militant
Bill Sharp Black Militant
Robert Paige Black Militant
Richard Abrams Black Militant
Walter Bradford Black Militant
Russell Davis Black Militant
Felton Perry Black Militant
Val Grey Black Militant
Livingston Lewis Black Militant
John M. Jackson Black Militant
Linda Handelman Gun Clinic Lady
Maria Friedman Gun Clinic Lady
Kathryn Schubert Gun Clinic Lady
Barbara Brydenthal Gun Clinic Lady
Elizabeth Moisant Gun Clinic Lady
Rose Bormacher Gun-Clinic Ladies
George Bouillet Media person
James H. Jacobs Kennedy student
Barbara Jones Black militant
China Lee
Nancy Lee Noble Kennedy Student
Mary Smith Kennedy student
Studs Terkel Our Man in Chicago
Haskell Wexler Cameraman on Scaffold
Technical Credits
Haskell Wexler Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Screenwriter
Michael Bloomfield Score Composer
Leon Ericksen Art Director
Verna Fields Editor
Wendell Franklin Asst. Director
Tully Friedman Producer
Michael D. Margulies Camera Operator
Chris Newman Sound/Sound Designer
Kay Rose Sound Editor
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