
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.
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Cast

Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen

William Holden
Max Schumacher

Peter Finch
Howard Beale

Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett

Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen

Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher

Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney

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

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)

Devi Morgan
Background (uncredited)