Country
United States
Date
Nov 14, 1976
Certification
R
Note
New York City, New York
Television will never be the same.
2h 2min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Arthur Burghardt | Great Ahmed Kahn |
| Bill Burrows | TV Director |
| John Carpenter | George Bosch |
| Jordan Charney | Harry Hunter |
| Kathy Cronkite | Mary Ann Gifford |
| Ed Crowley | Joe Donnelly |
| Jerome Dempsey | Walter C. Amundsen |
| Conchata Ferrell | Barbara Schlesinger |
| Gene Gross | Milton K. Steinman |
| Stanley Grover | Jack Snowden |
| Cindy Grover | Caroline Schumacher |
| Darryl Hickman | Bill Herron |
| Mitchell Jason | Arthur Zangwill |
| Paul Jenkins | TV Stage Manager |
| Ken Kercheval | Merrill Grant |
| Kenneth Kimmins | Associate Producer |
| Lynn Klugman | TV Production Assistant |
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| Carolyn Krigbaum | Max's Secretary |
| Zane Lasky | Audio Man |
| Michael Lipton | Tommy Pellegrino |
| Michael Lombard | Willie Stein |
| Pirie MacDonald | Herb Thackeray |
| Russ Petranto | TV Associate Director |
| Bernard Pollock | Lou |
| Roy Poole | Sam Haywood |
| William Prince | Edward George Ruddy |
| Sasha von Scherler | Helen Miggs |
| Lane Smith | Robert McDonough |
| Ted Sorel | Giannini |
| Fred Stuthman | Mosaic Figure |
| Cameron Thomas | TV Technical Director |
| Marlene Warfield | Laureen Hobbs |
| Lydia Wilen | Hunter's Secretary |
| Lee Richardson | Narrator (voice) |
| Lance Henriksen | Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited) |
| Robert P. Cohen | Window Person (uncredited) |
| Andrew Duncan | Agent (uncredited) |
| Todd Everett | Reporter (uncredited) |
| John Gabriel | TV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited) |
| Raymond Martino | Window Person (uncredited) |
| John Pashley | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Michael Tucker | Man at Desk (uncredited) |
| John Chancellor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Walter Cronkite | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Betty Ford | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Gerald Ford | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Howard K. Smith | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| David Susskind | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Network |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists |
| Data di uscita | 27 novembre 1976 |
| Producer | Howard Gottfried, Fred C. Caruso |
| Writer | Paddy Chayefsky |
| Casting | Juliet Taylor |
| Editors | Alan Heim, Michael Jacobi, Don Dittmar |
| Cinematography | Owen Roizman, Michael Ginsburg, Kenneth Goss, Gary Muller, Tom Prate, Tom Priestley Jr., Fred Schuler |
| Asst. Directors | Ralph S. Singleton, Alan Hopkins, Peter R. Scoppa, Sidney Lumet, Kay Chapin |
| Lighting | Norman Leigh |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Serbia
Date
Feb 09, 1980
Note
Belgrade 'FEST80'
Country
Iceland
Date
Oct 08, 2005
Note
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 17, 1977
Note
London
Country
Belgium
Date
Mar 24, 1977
Certification
16
Note
Gent
Country
Portugal
Date
May 12, 1977
Note
Lisbon
Country
Philippines
Date
Jun 19, 1977
Note
Davao
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Nov 27, 1976
Certification
R
Country
Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1976
Certification
M
Country
Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1976
Country
Japan
Date
Jan 29, 1977
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Feb 20, 1977
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 09, 1977
Certification
16
Note
West Germany
Country
France
Date
Mar 15, 1977
Certification
U
Country
Italy
Date
Mar 17, 1977
Country
Denmark
Date
Mar 18, 1977
Country
Ireland
Date
Mar 18, 1977
Certification
15
Country
Uruguay
Date
Mar 29, 1977
Country
Finland
Date
Apr 01, 1977
Certification
K-16
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 07, 1977
Country
Mexico
Date
May 05, 1977
Country
Spain
Date
May 16, 1977
Certification
18
Country
Norway
Date
May 27, 1977
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Aug 25, 1977
Country
Sweden
Date
Dec 25, 1977
Country
Hungary
Date
Sep 11, 1980
Certification
16
Digital
Country
France
Date
Apr 20, 2026
Certification
TP
Note
Arte•tv
Physical media
Country
United States
Date
Jan 01, 1983
Certification
R
Note
VHS
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 31, 1987
Certification
15
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 18, 2003
Certification
12
Note
DVD
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 27, 2004
Note
DVD
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Country
Greece
Date
Jun 15, 2010
Note
DVD
Country
Singapore
Date
Nov 09, 2010
Note
DVD
Country
Israel
Date
Feb 15, 2011
Note
Blu-ray
Country
Poland
Date
Oct 02, 2012
Note
Blu-ray
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
Mar 23, 2015
Note
Blu-ray
Country
Egypt
Date
Dec 03, 2022
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Türkiye
Date
Jan 29, 1985
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 17, 2005
Certification
12
Note
RTL 5
Country
France
Date
Apr 20, 2026
Certification
TP
Note
Arte
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