Direction: Haskell Wexler
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Haskell Wexler. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Medium Cool
1969 · Movie · 111 min. · United States
Direction Haskell Wexler
Cast Robert Forster · Verna Bloom · Peter Bonerz · Marianna Hill
Plot TV news camera find himself becoming personally involved in the Violence which erupts around the 1968 Democratic Convention.
6.6
101 votes
6.6
101 votes
Underground
1976 · Documentary · 87 min. · United States
Direction Emile de Antonio · Mary Lampson · Haskell Wexler
Cast Emile de Antonio · Haskell Wexler · Bill Ayers · Kathy Boudin
Plot It's the mid 1970's and the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), a radical (and violent) offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), explains to leftist filmmakers the difficulties and...
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The Living City (S)
1953 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction John Barnes · Haskell Wexler
Cast James Brill
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Latino
1985 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Haskell Wexler
Cast Robert Beltran · Annette Charles · Américo González · Michael Goodwin
Plot Set in the context of the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and their battle with the U.S. backed Contra rebels. Eddie Guerrero (Robert Beltran) is a Vietnam vet sent to help...
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Who Needs Sleep?
2006 · Documentary · 78 min. · United States
Direction Haskell Wexler
Cast David Agus · Annette Bening · Gilbert Cates · Billy Crystal
Plot A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work.
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Brazil: A Report on Torture
1971 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States
Direction Saul Landau · Haskell Wexler
Cast Frei Beto · Jean Marc von der Weid
Plot While living in the exile, students and civilians share their stories about the torture and violence they suffered as victims of the Brazilian military regime.
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