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