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Network (1976)  link to Network on IMDb  

Number: 769

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IMDb Rating:
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8.1/10 (115.5K votes)

Country: United States, 121 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Drama

Director(s): Sidney Lumet

Storyline:
In the 1970s, terrorist violence is the stuff of networks' nightly news programming and the corporate structure of the UBS Television Network is changing. Meanwhile, Howard Beale, the aging UBS news anchor, has lost his once strong ratings share and so the network fires him. Beale reacts in an unexpected way. We then see how this affects the fortunes of Beale, his coworkers (Max Schumacher and Diana Christensen), and the network.

Cast:

Faye Dunaway Diana Christensen
William Holden Max Schumacher
Peter Finch Howard Beale
Robert Duvall Frank Hackett
Wesley Addy Nelson Chaney

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 4 Slot 102

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1