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.

Faye Dunaway

Diana Christensen

William Holden

Max Schumacher

Peter Finch

Howard Beale

Robert Duvall

Frank Hackett

Beatrice Straight

Louise Schumacher

Wesley Addy

Nelson Chaney

Ned Beatty

Arthur Jensen

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