Network (1976)
Television will never be the same.
121 min
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.
- Release date
- November 14, 1976
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $3,800,000
- Box office
- $23,700,000
Trailer
Cast
- Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen
- William Holden as Max Schumacher
- Peter Finch as Howard Beale
- 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
Crew
- Sidney Lumet · Director
- Paddy Chayefsky · Writer
- Howard Gottfried · Producer
- Elliot Lawrence · Composer
- Owen Roizman · Cinematographer
- Alan Heim · Editor
- Juliet Taylor · Casting director
- Philip Rosenberg · Production designer