Network

• 7.814 Drama
• 1976-11-14
• 122 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Paddy Chayefsky