Network (1976)

Name: Network
Released: 1976
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty

• Movies, Drama

• 122 min

7.8

Television will never be the same.

Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Casting: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight, Wesley Addy, Arthur Burghardt, Bill Burrows, John Carpenter, Jordan Charney, Kathy Cronkite, Ed Crowley, Jerome Dempsey, Conchata Ferrell, Gene Gross, Stanley Grover, Cindy Grover, Darryl Hickman, Mitchell Jason, Paul Jenkins, Ken Kercheval, Kenneth Kimmins, Lynn Klugman, Carolyn Krigbaum, Zane Lasky, Michael Lipton, Michael Lombard, Pirie MacDonald, Russ Petranto, Bernard Pollock, Roy Poole, William Prince, Sasha von Scherler, Lane Smith, Ted Sorel, Fred Stuthman, Cameron Thomas, Marlene Warfield, Lydia Wilen, Lee Richardson, Lance Henriksen, Devi Morgan
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 1976-11-14
Status: Released

Tags: adultery, new york city, corruption, profit, satire, tv ratings, murder, corporate, reporter, co-workers relationship, rage, anger, tv show in film, meeting, political satire, news, fired, network, anchor, tv news anchor

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.