Network

Network

122 mins | Drama | Nov. 14, 1976

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.

Network

122 mins | Drama | Nov. 14, 1976

Network
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
Original title Network
Directors Sidney Lumet
Writers Paddy Chayefsky

Cast

Peter Finch

as Howard Beale

Faye Dunaway

as Diana Christensen

William Holden

as Max Schumacher

Robert Duvall

as Frank Hackett

Beatrice Straight

as Louise Schumacher

Wesley Addy

as Nelson Chaney

Ned Beatty

as Arthur Jensen

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

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)