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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.
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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