Movie Description
Network
(1976)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Sidney Lumet
- Producer : Howard Gottfried
- Writer : Paddy Chayefsky
- Editor : Alan Heim
- Cast : Faye Dunaway,William Holden,Peter Finch,Robert Duvall,Ned Beatty,Beatrice Straight,Wesley Addy,Arthur Burghardt,Bill Burrows,John Carpenter,Jordan Charney,Kathy Cronkite,Ed Crowley,Jerome Dempsey,Conchata Ferrell,Gene Gross,Stanley Grover,Cindy Grover,Darryl Hickman,Mitchell Jason,Paul Jenkins,Ken Kercheval,Kenneth Kimmins,Lynn Klugman,Carolyn Krigbaum,Zane Lasky,Michael Lipton,Michael Lombard,Pirie MacDonald,Russ Petranto,Bernard Pollock,Roy Poole,William Prince,Sasha von Scherler,Lane Smith,Ted Sorel,Fred Stuthman,Cameron Thomas,Marlene Warfield,Lydia Wilen,Lee Richardson,Lance Henriksen,Robert P. Cohen,Andrew Duncan,Todd Everett,John Gabriel,Raymond Martino,John Pashley,Michael Tucker,John Chancellor,Walter Cronkite,Betty Ford,Gerald Ford,Howard K. Smith,David Susskind
Cast
Diana Christensen
Max Schumacher
Howard Beale
Frank Hackett
Arthur Jensen
Louise Schumacher
Nelson Chaney
Great Ahmed Kahn
TV Director
George Bosch
Harry Hunter
Mary Ann Gifford
Joe Donnelly
Walter C. Amundsen
Barbara Schlesinger
Milton K. Steinman
Jack Snowden
Caroline Schumacher
Bill Herron
Arthur Zangwill
TV Stage Manager
Merrill Grant
Associate Producer
TV Production Assistant
Max's Secretary
Audio Man
Tommy Pellegrino
Willie Stein
Herb Thackeray
TV Associate Director
Lou
Sam Haywood
Edward George Ruddy
Helen Miggs
Robert McDonough
Giannini
Mosaic Figure
TV Technical Director
Laureen Hobbs
Hunter's Secretary
Narrator (voice)
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Window Person (uncredited)
Agent (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Window Person (uncredited)
Cameraman (uncredited)
Man at Desk (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleNetwork
Status Released
Release Information
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1976-11-27
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 02m
Budget₹ 3800000
Revenue₹ 23700000
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer,United Artists
Genres
- Drama
