Network
Television will never be the same.
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
Trailer
Cast
Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
Lane Smith
Robert McDonough
Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
Andrew Duncan
Agent (uncredited)
John Gabriel
TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
Ted Sorel
Giannini
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
Raymond Martino
Window Person (uncredited)
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
William Prince
Edward George Ruddy
Michael Tucker
Man at Desk (uncredited)
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs
Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Bill Burrows
TV Director
Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer