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Medium Cool

1970, Haskell Wexler

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John Cassellis is the toughest TV-news reporter around. His area of interest is reporting about violence in the ghetto and racial tensions. But he discovers that his network helps the FBI by letting it look at his tapes to find suspects. When he protests, he is fired and goes to the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

If you like Medium Cool, you might also like United States National Film Registry Films, Films Shot In Chicago, 1969 Films, and Films About Journalists.

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