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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    • Trailer

    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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