Network
19762h 2m7.8
Drama
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Genre
- Drama
- Certificate
- R
- Budget
- $3,800,000
- Revenue
- $23,700,000
- Origin
- United States of America
About
Television will never be the same.
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.
Where to watch
With ads
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Writing
- Paddy Chayefsky
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Nov 27, 1976
- Budget
- $3.8M
- Box office
- $23.7M
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
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
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Ed Crowley
Joe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey
Walter C. Amundsen
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Mitchell Jason
Arthur Zangwill
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
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