Network
Sidney Lumet1976-11-27
Television will never be the same.
7.809
122 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Faye Dunaway | Diana Christensen | Unowned |
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William Holden | Max Schumacher | Unowned |
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Peter Finch | Howard Beale | Unowned |
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Robert Duvall | Frank Hackett | Zac E. Chan |
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Ned Beatty | Arthur Jensen | Unowned |
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Beatrice Straight | Louise Schumacher | Unowned |
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Wesley Addy | Nelson Chaney | Unowned |
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Arthur Burghardt | Great Ahmed Kahn | Unowned |
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Bill Burrows | TV Director | Unowned |
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John Carpenter | George Bosch | Unowned |
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Jordan Charney | Harry Hunter | Unowned |
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Kathy Cronkite | Mary Ann Gifford | Unowned |
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Ed Crowley | Joe Donnelly | Unowned |
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Jerome Dempsey | Walter C. Amundsen | Unowned |
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Conchata Ferrell | Barbara Schlesinger | Unowned |
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Gene Gross | Milton K. Steinman | Unowned |
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Stanley Grover | Jack Snowden | Unowned |
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Cindy Grover | Caroline Schumacher | Unowned |
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Darryl Hickman | Bill Herron | Unowned |
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Mitchell Jason | Arthur Zangwill | Unowned |
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Paul Jenkins | TV Stage Manager | Unowned |
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Ken Kercheval | Merrill Grant | Unowned |
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Kenneth Kimmins | Associate Producer | Unowned |
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Lynn Klugman | TV Production Assistant | Unowned |
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Carolyn Krigbaum | Max's Secretary | Unowned |
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Zane Lasky | Audio Man | Unowned |
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Michael Lipton | Tommy Pellegrino | Unowned |
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Michael Lombard | Willie Stein | Unowned |
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Pirie MacDonald | Herb Thackeray | Unowned |
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Russ Petranto | TV Associate Director | Unowned |
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Bernard Pollock | Lou | Unowned |
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Roy Poole | Sam Haywood | Unowned |
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William Prince | Edward George Ruddy | Unowned |
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Sasha von Scherler | Helen Miggs | Unowned |
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Lane Smith | Robert McDonough | Unowned |
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Ted Sorel | Giannini | Unowned |
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Fred Stuthman | Mosaic Figure | Unowned |
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Cameron Thomas | TV Technical Director | Unowned |
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Marlene Warfield | Laureen Hobbs | Unowned |
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Lydia Wilen | Hunter's Secretary | Unowned |
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Lee Richardson | Narrator (voice) | Unowned |
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Lance Henriksen | Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert P. Cohen | Window Person (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Andrew Duncan | Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Todd Everett | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Gabriel | TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Raymond Martino | Window Person (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Pashley | Cameraman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Tucker | Man at Desk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Chancellor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Cronkite | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Betty Ford | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gerald Ford | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Howard K. Smith | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Susskind | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |