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Film tahun 1976 yang disutradarai oleh Sidney Lumet

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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.

Released: 1976-11-27122 minDir: Sidney LumetDramaBudget: $3.8MBox office: $23.7M

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Sidney Lumet
Screenwriter
Paddy Chayefsky
Production company
United Artists
Cinematographer
Owen Roizman
Narrative location
New York City
Duration
121
FilmAffinity ID
480193
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1976-00-00
film editor
Alan Heim
title
Network
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
different from
Network
review score
90%
capital cost
3800000
box office
23689877
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