Network
Television will never be the same.
7.8(2,063) 1976-11-27 122 minDrama
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.
DirectorSidney Lumet
ProducerHoward Gottfried
Original Music ComposerElliot Lawrence
WriterPaddy Chayefsky
Cast & characters
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
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John Carpenter
as George Bosch
Jordan Charney
as Harry Hunter
Kathy Cronkite
as Mary Ann Gifford
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Ed Crowley
as Joe Donnelly
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Jerome Dempsey
as Walter C. Amundsen
Conchata Ferrell
as Barbara Schlesinger
Gene Gross
as Milton K. Steinman
Stanley Grover
as Jack Snowden
Cindy Grover
as Caroline Schumacher
Darryl Hickman
as Bill Herron
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Mitchell Jason
as Arthur Zangwill
Paul Jenkins
as TV Stage Manager
Ken Kercheval
as Merrill Grant
Kenneth Kimmins
as Associate Producer
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Lynn Klugman
as TV Production Assistant
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Carolyn Krigbaum
as Max's Secretary
