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A disgraced TV news anchor desperate to avoid being fired turns his on‑air suicide threat into a raw, anti‑establishment rant that ignites massive ratings—forcing him to battle ruthless network executives who seek to weaponize his fury for profit.
“Television will never be the same.”
Synopsis
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.
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A crew of 126+ credited
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Edited by Alan HeimShot by Owen RoizmanScored by Elliot LawrenceDesigned by Philip RosenbergSound by James SabatCostumes by Theoni V Aldredge
Box Office
1976 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$23.7M
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Also known as
- Network - Main basse sur la TVfr
- Quinto potereit
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesNov 14, 1976
- CanadaDec 16, 1976
- JapanJan 29, 1977
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Cast & Crew
126 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Faye Dunaway
as Diana Christensen
William Holden
as Max Schumacher
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as Max Schumacher
Peter Finch
as Howard Beale
Robert Duvall
as Frank Hackett
Wesley Addy
as Nelson Chaney
Ned Beatty
as Arthur Jensen
Beatrice Straight
as Louise Schumacher
Arthur Burghardt
as Great Ahmed Kahn
Bill Burrows
as TV Director
John Carpenter
as George Bosch
Jordan Charney
as Harry Hunter
Supporting cast
46Kathy Cronkite
as Mary Ann Gifford
Ed Crowley
as Joe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey
as Walter C. Amundsen
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
Mitchell Jason
as Arthur Zangwill
Paul Jenkins
as TV Stage Manager
Ken Kercheval
as Merrill Grant
Kenneth Kimmins
as Associate Producer
Lynn Klugman
as TV Production Assistant
Carolyn Krigbaum
as Max's Secretary
Zane Lasky
as Audio Man
Michael Lipton
as Tommy Pellegrino
Michael Lombard
as Willie Stein
Pirie Macdonald
as Herb Thackeray
Russ Petranto
as TV Associate Director
Bernard Pollock
as Lou
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
Cameron Thomas
as TV Technical Director
Marlene Warfield
as Laureen Hobbs
Lydia Wilen
as Hunter's Secretary
Lee Richardson
as Narrator (voice)
Lance Henriksen
as Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Robert P Cohen
as Window Person (uncredited)
Andrew Duncan
as Agent (uncredited)
Todd Everett
as Reporter (uncredited)
John Gabriel
as TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Raymond Martino
as Window Person (uncredited)
John Pashley
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Michael Tucker
as Man at Desk (uncredited)
Tom Gibney
as Announcer
John Chancellor
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walter Cronkite
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Ford
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gerald Ford
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Howard K Smith
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Susskind
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ahmed Yamani
as Self
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
2Other crew
66Mel Zelniker
adr recordist (uncredited)
Donald Arthur
Ahmed Khan
Jeffrey Wolf
apprentice editor (uncredited)
Norman Hollyn
apprentice editor (uncredited)
Gerd Duwner
Arthur Jensen
Tom Priestley Jr
assistant cameraman
Michael Jacobi
assistant editor
Louis Cerborino
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Phillip Jostrom
assistant to art director (uncredited)
John Mcwade
assistant to production auditor (uncredited)
Marianne Gross
Barbara Schlesinger
Paddy Chayefsky
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