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