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Theatrical Release Date:
03/06/1998
DVD Release Date:
12/11/2001
Run Time:
111min.
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Director(s):
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Drama
Plot: "I love to shoot film" is the sanguine motto of TV lensman John Cassellis (Robert Forster) in Haskell Wexler's 1969 Medium Cool, a semi-documentary investigation of image-making and politics. Read More
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