Network

Network (1976)

Television will never be the same.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1976-11-14
  • User Rating: 7.8/10 from 1729 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sidney Lumet
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Summary

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.

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  • Faye Dunaway

    as Diana Christensen
  • William Holden

    as Max Schumacher
  • Peter Finch

    as Howard Beale
  • Robert Duvall

    as Frank Hackett
  • Ned Beatty

    as Arthur Jensen
  • Beatrice Straight

    as Louise Schumacher
  • Wesley Addy

    as Nelson Chaney
  • Arthur Burghardt

    as Great Ahmed Kahn
  • Bill Burrows

    as TV Director
  • John Carpenter

    as George Bosch
  • Jordan Charney

    as Harry Hunter
  • Kathy Cronkite

    as Mary Ann Gifford
  • Ed Crowley

    as Joe Donnelly
  • Jerome Dempsey

    as Walter C. Amundsen
  • Conchata Ferrell

    as Barbara Schlesinger
  • Gene Gross

    as Milton K. Steinman
  • Stanley Grover

    as Jack Snowden
  • Cindy Grover

    as Caroline Schumacher
  • Darryl Hickman

    as Bill Herron
  • Mitchell Jason

    as Arthur Zangwill
  • Paul Jenkins

    as TV Stage Manager
  • Ken Kercheval

    as Merrill Grant
  • Kenneth Kimmins

    as Associate Producer
  • Lynn Klugman

    as TV Production Assistant
  • Carolyn Krigbaum

    as Max's Secretary
  • Zane Lasky

    as Audio Man
  • Michael Lipton

    as Tommy Pellegrino
  • Michael Lombard

    as Willie Stein
  • Pirie MacDonald

    as Herb Thackeray
  • Russ Petranto

    as TV Associate Director
  • Bernard Pollock

    as Lou
  • Roy Poole

    as Sam Haywood
  • William Prince

    as Edward George Ruddy
  • Sasha von Scherler

    as Helen Miggs
  • Lane Smith

    as Robert McDonough
  • Ted Sorel

    as Giannini
  • Fred Stuthman

    as Mosaic Figure
  • Cameron Thomas

    as TV Technical Director
  • Marlene Warfield

    as Laureen Hobbs
  • Lydia Wilen

    as Hunter's Secretary
  • Lee Richardson

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Lance Henriksen

    as Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Directing Sidney Lumet Director
Production Howard Gottfried Producer
Costume & Make-Up Susan Germaine Hairstylist
Production Fred C. Caruso Producer
Camera Owen Roizman Director of Photography
Art Philip Rosenberg Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design
Sound Elliot Lawrence Original Music Composer
Editing Alan Heim Editor
Writing Paddy Chayefsky Screenplay
Art Edward Stewart Set Decoration
Production Juliet Taylor Casting
Directing Ralph S. Singleton Second Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Lee Harman Makeup Artist
Directing Alan Hopkins First Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Philip Leto Hairstylist
Lighting Norman Leigh Gaffer
Sound James Sabat Sound Mixer
Costume & Make-Up Marilyn Putnam Costumer
Sound Sanford Rackow Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up John Alese Makeup Artist
Sound Marc Laub Sound Editor
Sound Jack Fitzstephens Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up George Newman Costumer