Network (1976)

Name: Network
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976-11-27
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy

Television will never be the same.

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.

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Released 1976-11-27 · 122 min · Drama

Directed by Sidney Lumet

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
Kathy Cronkite as Mary Ann Gifford
Ed Crowley as Joe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey as Walter C. Amundsen
Conchata Ferrell as Barbara Schlesinger
Gene Gross as Milton K. Steinman