Haskell Wexler

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Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American cinematographer, director, and documentary filmmaker., the last such honor for a black-and-white film, and Bound for Glory (1976). and The Conversation (1974), while directing the hybrid fiction-documentary Medium Cool (1969), shot amid real 1968 Chicago unrest. on civil rights marches and Brazil: A Report on Torture (1971), reflected his lifelong political activism on labor rights, anti-war causes, and industry safety, often clashing with studio norms—he was dismissed from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) over creative disputes.( Ranked among the most influential cinematographers by the International Cinematographers Guild, Wexler's work emphasized social realism and technical innovation over commercial conformity.(

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Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) was an American filmmaker, cinematographer, and documentarian. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, in 1966 for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and 1976 for Bound for Glory, out of five total nominations.

As a director, he was known for his socio-politically provocative documentary and docufiction works, emerging from the civil rights movement and counterculture of the 1960s. His 1969 film, Medium Cool, fused scripted scenes with cinéma vérité-style documentary footage of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He also directed, co-directed and/or shot conventional documentaries like Introduction to the Enemy (1974), on opposition to the Vietnam War; and Underground (1976), on the Weather Underground.