Movie
Network
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1976-11-27
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen
- William Holden as Max Schumacher
- Peter Finch as Howard Beale
- Robert Duvall as Frank Hackett
- Ned Beatty as Arthur Jensen
- Beatrice Straight as Louise Schumacher
- Wesley Addy as Nelson Chaney
- 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
Crew
- Sidney Lumet - Director
- Paddy Chayefsky - Writer
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