Network

Television will never be the same.

Duration: 122 min
Release date: 1976-11-27
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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
Faye Dunaway
as Diana Christensen
William Holden
William Holden
as Max Schumacher
Peter Finch
Peter Finch
as Howard Beale
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
as Frank Hackett
Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
as Arthur Jensen
Beatrice Straight
Beatrice Straight
as Louise Schumacher
Wesley Addy
Wesley Addy
as Nelson Chaney
Arthur Burghardt
Arthur Burghardt
as Great Ahmed Kahn
Bill Burrows
Bill Burrows
as TV Director
John Carpenter
John Carpenter
as George Bosch
Jordan Charney
Jordan Charney
as Harry Hunter
Kathy Cronkite
Kathy Cronkite
as Mary Ann Gifford
Ed Crowley
Ed Crowley
as Joe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey
Jerome Dempsey
as Walter C. Amundsen
Conchata Ferrell
Conchata Ferrell
as Barbara Schlesinger
Gene Gross
Gene Gross
as Milton K. Steinman
Stanley Grover
Stanley Grover
as Jack Snowden
Cindy Grover
Cindy Grover
as Caroline Schumacher
Darryl Hickman
Darryl Hickman
as Bill Herron
Mitchell Jason
Mitchell Jason
as Arthur Zangwill
Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins
as TV Stage Manager
Ken Kercheval
Ken Kercheval
as Merrill Grant
Kenneth Kimmins
Kenneth Kimmins
as Associate Producer
Lynn Klugman
Lynn Klugman
as TV Production Assistant
Carolyn Krigbaum
Carolyn Krigbaum
as Max's Secretary
Zane Lasky
Zane Lasky
as Audio Man
Michael Lipton
Michael Lipton
as Tommy Pellegrino
Michael Lombard
Michael Lombard
as Willie Stein
Pirie MacDonald
Pirie MacDonald
as Herb Thackeray
Russ Petranto
Russ Petranto
as TV Associate Director
Bernard Pollock
Bernard Pollock
as Lou
Roy Poole
Roy Poole
as Sam Haywood
William Prince
William Prince
as Edward George Ruddy
Sasha von Scherler
Sasha von Scherler
as Helen Miggs
Lane Smith
Lane Smith
as Robert McDonough
Ted Sorel
Ted Sorel
as Giannini
Fred Stuthman
Fred Stuthman
as Mosaic Figure
Cameron Thomas
Cameron Thomas
as TV Technical Director
Marlene Warfield
Marlene Warfield
as Laureen Hobbs
Lydia Wilen
Lydia Wilen
as Hunter's Secretary
Lee Richardson
Lee Richardson
as Narrator (voice)
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
as Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Robert P. Cohen
Robert P. Cohen
as Window Person (uncredited)
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan
as Agent (uncredited)
Todd Everett
Todd Everett
as Reporter (uncredited)
John Gabriel
John Gabriel
as TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Raymond Martino
Raymond Martino
as Window Person (uncredited)
John Pashley
John Pashley
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Michael Tucker
Michael Tucker
as Man at Desk (uncredited)
John Chancellor
John Chancellor
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Ford
Betty Ford
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Susskind
David Susskind
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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