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Network

78.11 %|Nov 14, 1976|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Sidney Lumet
Director
Howard Gottfried
Producer
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Fred C. Caruso
Producer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Philip Rosenberg
Production Design
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Elliot Lawrence
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
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William Holden
Max Schumacher
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Peter Finch
Howard Beale
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Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
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Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
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Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
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Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
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Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
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Bill Burrows
TV Director
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John Carpenter
George Bosch
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Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
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Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
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Ed Crowley
Joe Donnelly
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Jerome Dempsey
Walter C. Amundsen
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Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
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Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
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Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
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Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
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Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
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Mitchell Jason
Arthur Zangwill
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Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
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Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
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Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
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Lynn Klugman
TV Production Assistant
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Carolyn Krigbaum
Max's Secretary
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Zane Lasky
Audio Man
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Michael Lipton
Tommy Pellegrino
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Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
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Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
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Russ Petranto
TV Associate Director
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Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
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William Prince
Edward George Ruddy
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Lane Smith
Robert McDonough
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Ted Sorel
Giannini
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Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
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Cameron Thomas
TV Technical Director
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Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
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Lydia Wilen
Hunter's Secretary
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Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
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Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)