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Network
1976, Nov 27
2h 2m
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
Written by
Paddy Chayefsky
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Lane Smith
Robert McDonough
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
William Prince
Edward George Ruddy
Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
Michael Tucker
Man at Desk (uncredited)
Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Raymond Martino
Window Person (uncredited)
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
John Gabriel
TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
Andrew Duncan
Agent (uncredited)
Ted Sorel
Giannini
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
Bill Burrows
TV Director
John Carpenter
George Bosch
Ed Crowley
Joe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey
Walter C. Amundsen
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
Todd Everett
Reporter (uncredited)
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