Network

Network (1976)

Television will never be the same.

Drama

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.

star 7.8 8.1 83 91%
  • Release Date: 1976-11-14
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Director: Sidney Lumet

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Cast

  • Faye Dunaway

    Diana Christensen

  • William Holden

    Max Schumacher

  • Peter Finch

    Howard Beale

  • Robert Duvall

    Frank Hackett

  • Ned Beatty

    Arthur Jensen

  • Beatrice Straight

    Louise Schumacher

  • Wesley Addy

    Nelson Chaney

  • Arthur Burghardt

    Great Ahmed Kahn

  • Bill Burrows

    TV Director

  • John Carpenter

    George Bosch

  • Jordan Charney

    Harry Hunter

  • Kathy Cronkite

    Mary Ann Gifford

  • Ed Crowley

    Joe Donnelly

  • Jerome Dempsey

    Walter C. Amundsen

  • Conchata Ferrell

    Barbara Schlesinger

  • Gene Gross

    Milton K. Steinman

  • Stanley Grover

    Jack Snowden

  • Cindy Grover

    Caroline Schumacher

  • Darryl Hickman

    Bill Herron

  • Mitchell Jason

    Arthur Zangwill

  • Paul Jenkins

    TV Stage Manager

  • Ken Kercheval

    Merrill Grant

  • Kenneth Kimmins

    Associate Producer

  • Lynn Klugman

    TV Production Assistant

  • Carolyn Krigbaum

    Max's Secretary

  • Zane Lasky

    Audio Man

  • Michael Lipton

    Tommy Pellegrino

  • Michael Lombard

    Willie Stein

  • Pirie MacDonald

    Herb Thackeray

  • Russ Petranto

    TV Associate Director

  • Bernard Pollock

    Lou

  • Roy Poole

    Sam Haywood

  • William Prince

    Edward George Ruddy

  • Sasha von Scherler

    Helen Miggs

  • Lane Smith

    Robert McDonough

  • Ted Sorel

    Giannini

  • Fred Stuthman

    Mosaic Figure

  • Cameron Thomas

    TV Technical Director

  • Marlene Warfield

    Laureen Hobbs

  • Lydia Wilen

    Hunter's Secretary

  • Lee Richardson

    Narrator (voice)

  • Lance Henriksen

    Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)

  • Devi Morgan

    Background (uncredited)

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