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
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
Lane Smith
Robert McDonough
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
William Prince
Edward George Ruddy
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Ed Crowley
Joe Donnelly
Ted Sorel
Giannini
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
Devi Morgan
Background (uncredited)
Bill Burrows
TV Director
John Carpenter
George Bosch
Jerome Dempsey
Walter C. Amundsen
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
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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