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