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