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Peter Bart: How The 1968 Democratic Convention Landed The Lead Role In (And Almost Sank) ‘Medium Cool’
'Medium Cool' won ardent support from critics and (briefly) ticket buyers but almost never saw the light of day at all, Peter Bart writes.
The Paramount release won ardent support from critics and (briefly) from ticket buyers but was renounced by leaders of the Democratic Party and the Chicago police. Wexler, who wrote and directed Medium Cool, was a brilliant cinematographer and activist whose credits included In the Heat of the Night and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. They felt that Medium Cool would trigger intense public criticism of the party, illuminating its gross mishandling of the convention and confusion over choice of candidates.
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