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7.8When 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 as Diana Christensen
- William Holden as Max Schumacher
- Peter Finch as Howard Beale
- Robert Duvall as Frank Hackett
- Ned Beatty as Arthur Jensen
- Beatrice Straight as Louise Schumacher
Themes
- adultery
- new york city
- corruption
- profit
- satire
- tv ratings
- murder
- corporate
- reporter
- co-workers relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
184,935 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
83/100
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 20 wins & 27 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sidney Lumet
- Written by
- Paddy Chayefsky
- Produced by
- Howard Gottfried , Fred C. Caruso
- Starring
- Faye Dunaway William Holden Peter Finch Robert Duvall
- Narrated by
- Lee Richardson
- Cinematography
- Owen Roizman
- Edited by
- Alan Heim
- Music by
- Elliot Lawrence
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Distributed by
- United Artists
- Release date
- November 27, 1976 ( 1976-11-27 )
- Running time
- 121 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3.8 million
- Box office
- $23.7 million
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Article · Deutsch
Network ist eine US-amerikanische Filmsatire aus dem Jahr 1976. Sidney Lumet führte Regie nach einem Drehbuch von Paddy Chayefsky. Howard Beale, der kurz vor der Entlassung stehende Nachrichtensprecher des Senders Union Broadcasting System (UBS), steigt nach einer Reihe von Livesendungen mit Suiziddrohungen und Beschimpfungen zum Star auf.
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