Network (1976)

Network Poster

2h 2min | Drama | Nov 1, 1976 | Released

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.

Director: Sidney Lumet

Producer: Fred C. Caruso Howard Gottfried

Writer(s): Paddy Chayefsky

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Cast (33 Members)

Conchata Ferrell

Barbara Schlesinger

Lance Henriksen

Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)

Frank Hackett

Diana Christensen

Max Schumacher

Beatrice Straight

Louise Schumacher

Arthur Jensen

Michael Lombard

Willie Stein

Howard Beale

Merrill Grant

Edward George Ruddy

Harry Hunter

Robert McDonough

Mosaic Figure

Nelson Chaney

Arthur Burghardt

Great Ahmed Kahn

Bill Herron

Giannini

Marlene Warfield

Laureen Hobbs

Walter C. Amundsen

Joe Donnelly

Mary Ann Gifford

Caroline Schumacher

Sam Haywood

Self (archive footage)

Hunter's Secretary

TV Technical Director

Bernard Pollock

Lou

Carolyn Krigbaum

Max's Secretary

TV Production Assistant

George Bosch

Mosaic Figure

TV Director

Conchata Ferrell Barbara Schlesinger

Lance Henriksen Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)

Robert Duvall Frank Hackett

Faye Dunaway Diana Christensen

William Holden Max Schumacher

Beatrice Straight Louise Schumacher

Ned Beatty Arthur Jensen

Michael Lombard Willie Stein

Peter Finch Howard Beale

Ken Kercheval Merrill Grant

William Prince Edward George Ruddy

Jordan Charney Harry Hunter

Lane Smith Robert McDonough

Fred Stuthman Mosaic Figure

Wesley Addy Nelson Chaney

Arthur Burghardt Great Ahmed Kahn

Darryl Hickman Bill Herron

Ted Sorel Giannini

Marlene Warfield Laureen Hobbs

Jerome Dempsey Walter C. Amundsen

Ed Crowley Joe Donnelly

Kathy Cronkite Mary Ann Gifford

Cindy Grover Caroline Schumacher

Roy Poole Sam Haywood

Betty Ford Self (archive footage)

Lydia Wilen Hunter's Secretary

Cameron Thomas TV Technical Director

Bernard Pollock Lou

Carolyn Krigbaum Max's Secretary

Lynn Klugman TV Production Assistant

John Carpenter George Bosch

Fred Struthman Mosaic Figure

Bill Burrows TV Director

Crew (13 Members)

Editor

Casting

Jack Fitzstephens

Sound Editor

Theoni V. Aldredge

Costume Design

Producer

Director of Photography

Philip Rosenberg

Production Design

Paddy Chayefsky

Screenplay

Director

Set Decoration

Howard Gottfried

Producer

Elliot Lawrence

Original Music Composer

Hairstylist

Alan Heim Editor

Juliet Taylor Casting

Jack Fitzstephens Sound Editor

Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design

Fred C. Caruso Producer

Owen Roizman Director of Photography

Philip Rosenberg Production Design

Paddy Chayefsky Screenplay

Sidney Lumet Director

Edward Stewart Set Decoration

Howard Gottfried Producer

Elliot Lawrence Original Music Composer

Susan Germaine Hairstylist

Age At Time Of Release

40

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Conchata Ferrell

33

Lance Henriksen

36

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