Network

1976, Drama/Comedy, 2h 1m

71 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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Driven by populist fury and elevated by strong direction, powerful acting, and an intelligent script, Network's searing satire of ratings-driven news remains sadly relevant more than four decades later. Read critic reviews

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In this lauded satire, veteran news anchorman Howard Beale (Peter Finch) discovers that he's being put out to pasture, and he's none too happy about it. After threatening to shoot himself on live television, instead he launches into an angry televised rant, which turns out to be a huge ratings boost for the UBS network. This stunt allows ambitious producer Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) to develop even more outrageous programming, a concept that she takes to unsettling extremes.

Cast & Crew

Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Bill Burrows
TV Director
John Carpenter
George Bosch
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Sidney Lumet
Director
Paddy Chayefsky
Writer
Howard Gottfried
Producer
Elliot Lawrence
Original Music
Owen Roizman
Cinematographer
Alan Heim
Film Editor
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Philip Rosenberg
Production Design
Edward Stewart
Set Decoration
Theoni V. Aldredge
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