Network
Television will never be the same.
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.
Director Sidney Lumet
Trailer
Cast
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
Lane Smith
Robert McDonough
Ted Sorel
Giannini
Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Andrew Duncan
Agent (uncredited)
John Gabriel
TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
Bill Burrows
TV Director
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
William Prince
Edward George Ruddy
Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
Raymond Martino
Window Person (uncredited)
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Michael Tucker
Man at Desk (uncredited)
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs
Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
William Holden
Max Schumacher