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