- HD 1080
- Runtime: 111m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Haskell Wexler
- Stars: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill, Harold Blankenship
- keywords: chicago, illinois, vietnam war, police brutality, presidential election, journalism, political activism, national guard, historical event, political protest, cinéma vérité, mother son relationship, democratic party
- Production_studio: H&J Pictures, Inc.
- Slogan: Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness.
- The Medium Cool is featured in the top rankings of 1969
- #40 in Top Drama Movies of 1969
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.