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Television will never be the same.

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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.

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Network Cast

Name Character
Robert Duvall He was 45, now 93 years old as Frank Hackett
Lance Henriksen He was 36, now 83 years old as Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Beatrice Straight She was 62, 86 years old when she died as Louise Schumacher
Conchata Ferrell She was 33, now 81 years old as Barbara Schlesinger
Faye Dunaway She was 35, now 83 years old as Diana Christensen
Ned Beatty He was 39, now 86 years old as Arthur Jensen
Darryl Hickman He was 45, now 92 years old as Bill Herron
William Prince He was 63, 83 years old when he died as Edward George Ruddy
William Holden He was 58, 63 years old when he died as Max Schumacher
Wesley Addy He was 63, 83 years old when he died as Nelson Chaney
Peter Finch He was 60, 60 years old when he died as Howard Beale
Jordan Charney He was 39, now 86 years old as Harry Hunter
Michael Lombard He was 42, now 89 years old as Willie Stein
Lee Richardson He was 50, 73 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)
Ken Kercheval He was 41, 83 years old when he died as Merrill Grant
Ted Sorel He was 40, 74 years old when he died as Giannini
Jerome Dempsey He was 47, 69 years old when he died as Walter C. Amundsen
Ed Crowley He was 70, 63 years old when he died as Joe Donnelly
Marlene Warfield She was 36, now 83 years old as Laureen Hobbs
Cindy Grover as Caroline Schumacher
Stanley Grover as Jack Snowden
Mitchell Jason as Arthur Zangwill
Kathy Cronkite She was 26, now 73 years old as Mary Ann Gifford
Paul Jenkins He was 53, 88 years old when he died as TV Stage Manager
Lane Smith He was 40, 69 years old when he died as Robert McDonough
Arthur Burghardt He was 29, now 76 years old as Great Ahmed Kahn
Kenneth Kimmins He was 35, now 82 years old as Associate Producer

Network Crew

Name Department
Juliet Taylor as Casting. Production
Theoni V. Aldredge as Costume Design. She was 54 (88) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
James Sabat as Sound Mixer. Sound
Philip Rosenberg as Production Design. He was 41 (now 89) years old Art
John Alese as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Edward Stewart as Set Decoration. He was 168 (67) years old when He died Art
Marc Laub as Sound Editor. Sound
Sanford Rackow as Sound Editor. Sound
George Newman as Costumer. He was 106 (77) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Alan Heim as Editor. He was 40 (now 87) years old Editing
Owen Roizman as Director of Photography. He was 40 (now 87) years old Camera
Howard Gottfried as Producer. He was 53 (94) years old when He died Production
Elliot Lawrence as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (now 99) years old Sound
Paddy Chayefsky as Screenplay. He was 53 (58) years old when He died Writing
Marilyn Putnam as Costumer. Costume & Make-Up
Sidney Lumet as Director. He was 52 (86) years old when He died Directing
Susan Germaine as Hairstylist. Costume & Make-Up
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Television will never be the same.

  • Release day: Sunday, November 14, 1976
  • Runtime: 122 minutes
  • Budget: 3800000.00
  • Revenue: 23689877.00