Film · 1976
Network
Television will never be the same.
Directed by Sidney LumetFaye DunawayWilliam HoldenPeter Finch
17 Feb 1977UK release
2h 2mRunning time
15BBFC rating
7.8TMDB score of 10
The story
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.
Cast
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Bill Burrows
TV DirectorJohn Carpenter
George Bosch
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann GiffordEd Crowley
Joe Donnelly
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