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