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.
Medium Cool
“Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness.”
Overview
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.
Director
Haskell Wexler
Budget
800.0K
Revenue
5.5M
Status
Released
Production
H&J Pictures, Inc.
Cast
Robert Forster
John
Verna Bloom
Eileen
Peter Bonerz
Gus
Marianna Hill
Ruth
Harold Blankenship
Harold
Charles Geary
Harold's Father
Sid McCoy
Frank Baker
Christine Bergstrom
Dede
William Sickingen
News Director
Robert McAndrew
Pennybaker
Marrian Walters
Social Worker
Beverly Younger
Rich Lady
Edward Croke
Plain-clothesman
Doug Kimball
Newscaster
Peter Boyle
Gun Clinic Manager
Georgia Todda
Secretary
Sandra Ann Roberts
Blonde in Car
Janet Langhart
Maid
China Lee
Roller Derby Patron
Nancy Lee Noble
Kennedy Student (as Nancy Noble)
Haskell Wexler
Cameraman on Scaffold (uncredited)
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