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