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.
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
Ed Crowley
Joe Donnelly
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Jerome Dempsey
Walter C. Amundsen
Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
William Prince
Edward George Ruddy
Lane Smith
Robert McDonough
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
Ted Sorel
Giannini
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Bill Burrows
TV Director
John Carpenter
George Bosch
Mitchell Jason
Arthur Zangwill
Lynn Klugman
TV Production Assistant
Carolyn Krigbaum
Max's Secretary
Zane Lasky
Audio Man
Michael Lipton
Tommy Pellegrino
Bernard Pollock
Lou
Cameron Thomas
TV Technical Director
Lydia Wilen
Hunter's Secretary

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