Network
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.
Director Sidney Lumet
Trailer
Cast
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
Lane Smith
Robert McDonough
Andrew Duncan
Agent (uncredited)
John Gabriel
TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
Ted Sorel
Giannini
Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
Raymond Martino
Window Person (uncredited)
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Michael Tucker
Man at Desk (uncredited)
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
William Prince
Edward George Ruddy
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
Bill Burrows
TV Director
Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs