Network
Network
Release: 1976-11-19
·Runtime: 122m
·★ 7.8
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Marlene Warfield
as Laureen Hobbs
Cindy Grover
as Caroline Schumacher
Ted Sorel
as Giannini
Faye Dunaway
as Diana Christensen
Beatrice Straight
as Louise Schumacher
Bill Burrows
as TV Director
Jordan Charney
as Harry Hunter
Lane Smith
as Robert McDonough
William Holden
as Max Schumacher
Ed Crowley
as Joe Donnelly
Gene Gross
as Milton K. Steinman
Michael Lombard
as Willie Stein
Pirie MacDonald
as Herb Thackeray
Roy Poole
as Sam Haywood
Sasha von Scherler
as Helen Miggs
Robert Duvall
as Frank Hackett
Kathy Cronkite
as Mary Ann Gifford
Ken Kercheval
as Merrill Grant
William Prince
as Edward George Ruddy
Fred Stuthman
as Mosaic Figure
Ned Beatty
as Arthur Jensen
Arthur Burghardt
as Great Ahmed Kahn
Lee Richardson
as Narrator (voice)
Conchata Ferrell
as Barbara Schlesinger
Stanley Grover
as Jack Snowden
Kenneth Kimmins
as Associate Producer
Lance Henriksen
as Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Peter Finch
as Howard Beale
Wesley Addy
as Nelson Chaney
Darryl Hickman
as Bill Herron
Paul Jenkins
as TV Stage Manager
