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Haskell Wexler
Director 1926 - 2015

Haskell Wexler

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) is an American cinematographer, producer, and director. Wexler was judged to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He won the... Read full bio →

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Brazil: A Report on Torture

Brazil: A Report on Torture

Haskell Wexler, Saul Landau 1971 1h

The filmmakers spoke to ex-political prisoners who had been tortured by the military government who were at that point supported by the US government.

Medium Cool

Medium Cool

Haskell Wexler 1969 1h 51m 8.0

John Cassellis is the toughtest TV-news-reporter around. He becomes an expert in reporting about violence in the ghetto and racial tensions. But he discovers that his network helps the FBI by letting them look at his tapes to find suspects. When he protests he is fired and goes to the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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