Network (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.
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer:
Paddy Chayefsky
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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Bernard Pollock Lou |
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Roy Poole Sam Haywood |
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William Prince Edward George Ruddy |
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Sasha von Scherler Helen Miggs |
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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) |
Editing | Alan Heim | Editor |
Production | Juliet Taylor | Casting |
Directing | Sidney Lumet | Director |
Camera | Owen Roizman | Director of Photography |
Sound | Jack Fitzstephens | Sound Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Philip Leto | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
Production | Fred C. Caruso | Producer |
Directing | Ralph S. Singleton | Second Assistant Director |
Sound | James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
Art | Philip Rosenberg | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
Writing | Paddy Chayefsky | Screenplay |
Costume & Make-Up | John Alese | Makeup Artist |
Art | Edward Stewart | Set Decoration |
Sound | Sanford Rackow | Sound Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | George Newman | Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Putnam | Costumer |
Sound | Marc Laub | Sound Editor |
Production | Howard Gottfried | Producer |
Sound | Elliot Lawrence | Original Music Composer |
Costume & Make-Up | Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
Lighting | Norman Leigh | Gaffer |
Directing | Alan Hopkins | First Assistant Director |