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