Network (1976)
Television will never be the same.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 2m
- Director Sidney Lumet
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.8/10 (2,111 votes)
Synopsis
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Cast
-
Faye Dunaway
as Diana Christensen
-
William Holden
as Max Schumacher
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Peter Finch
as Howard Beale
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Robert Duvall
as Frank Hackett
-
Wesley Addy
as Nelson Chaney
-
Ned Beatty
as Arthur Jensen
-
Arthur Burghardt
as Great Ahmed Kahn
-
Bill Burrows
as TV Director
- John Carpenter as George Bosch
-
Jordan Charney
as Harry Hunter
-
Kathy Cronkite
as Mary Ann Gifford
- Ed Crowley as Joe Donnelly
- Jerome Dempsey as Walter C. Amundsen
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Conchata Ferrell
as Barbara Schlesinger
-
Gene Gross
as Milton K. Steinman
-
Stanley Grover
as Jack Snowden
-
Cindy Grover
as Caroline Schumacher
-
Darryl Hickman
as Bill Herron
Crew
-
Sidney Lumet
Director
-
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
-
Alan Heim
Editor
-
Elliot Lawrence
Original Music Composer
- Howard Gottfried Producer
-
Paddy Chayefsky
Writer
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