![Network](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7x62Xco84HIEOvy3kdDr3pAUrFK.jpg)
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.
Trailer
Cast
![Faye Dunaway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bwHJPkiDOjTslgrl0mri1Ndvx2V.jpg)
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
![William Holden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qEuJZiPXKFm1LdtbnHKGj2hQm8a.jpg)
William Holden
Max Schumacher
![Peter Finch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/eNPZn3KylhsSlRTkgr8Kg50yZiC.jpg)
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
![Robert Duvall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ybMmK25h4IVtfE7qrnlVp47RQlh.jpg)
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
![Ned Beatty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/j71jw78zrLkucqXraEpjb5EN6DN.jpg)
Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen
![Beatrice Straight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iCNm0pSNFStUBKpvY6Ou5F7Nap6.jpg)
Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher
![Wesley Addy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/j0DmXhowoVNXR21jQy9QhTD8BOz.jpg)
Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney
![Arthur Burghardt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sE19GnQTvlJw5NxuHnWqxgVvbkY.jpg)
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
![Bill Burrows](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/eThhb2bARHIsXmiaCpfwhOKHWHV.jpg)
Bill Burrows
TV Director
![John Carpenter](/images/avatar.webp)
John Carpenter
George Bosch
![Jordan Charney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vdEyvpz09laussmoav4VPulgVG0.jpg)
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
![Kathy Cronkite](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kKrSeL88DxqgEuz3x9vrGcwcnz6.jpg)
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
![Ed Crowley](/images/avatar.webp)
Ed Crowley
Joe Donnelly
![Jerome Dempsey](/images/avatar.webp)
Jerome Dempsey
Walter C. Amundsen
![Conchata Ferrell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1CuSudlDbvrhFSpXPckzlMfzLiJ.jpg)
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
![Gene Gross](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kCL5ZABij53T13rY1XLzePVUX6e.jpg)
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
![Stanley Grover](/images/avatar.webp)
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
![Cindy Grover](/images/avatar.webp)
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
![Darryl Hickman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jdIFmbz3nxAueHTQufGbLdDTDfQ.jpg)
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
![Mitchell Jason](/images/avatar.webp)
Mitchell Jason
Arthur Zangwill
![Paul Jenkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/I0MQXPx7ppM7i6zdMzhIzdvbWL.jpg)
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
![Ken Kercheval](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wZoI6GPapg0uo0C5ZYWzufMdiMo.jpg)
Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
![Kenneth Kimmins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/egE1kxPdwzepF6rSrai9pRLrqwZ.jpg)
Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
![Lynn Klugman](/images/avatar.webp)
Lynn Klugman
TV Production Assistant
![Carolyn Krigbaum](/images/avatar.webp)
Carolyn Krigbaum
Max's Secretary
![Zane Lasky](/images/avatar.webp)
Zane Lasky
Audio Man
![Michael Lipton](/images/avatar.webp)
Michael Lipton
Tommy Pellegrino
![Michael Lombard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/z6wsKsgMTbfrsFqs5OizNXNPiwz.jpg)
Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
![Pirie MacDonald](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3e25oH4iGyqbIicg4IdKd123OFG.jpg)
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
![Russ Petranto](/images/avatar.webp)
Russ Petranto
TV Associate Director
![Bernard Pollock](/images/avatar.webp)
Bernard Pollock
Lou
![Roy Poole](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wbuIvb2iuQVWz5Ev3Glbm3kapZ4.jpg)
Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
![William Prince](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pxzpxrMHSA4C8kOGcSuERRQsyVw.jpg)
William Prince
Edward George Ruddy
![Sasha von Scherler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pKwg35sairnIagWbO6HxjMBlI4X.jpg)
Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs
![Lane Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/stmbrf2qdq6umxt3Jh30IDhCfi3.jpg)
Lane Smith
Robert McDonough
![Ted Sorel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8oPf70bi0vHj2dcDJ3xY50gKhnL.jpg)
Ted Sorel
Giannini
![Fred Stuthman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4nBc5UBvSdrmfiNtBMkuL9eiDS8.jpg)
Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
![Cameron Thomas](/images/avatar.webp)
Cameron Thomas
TV Technical Director
![Marlene Warfield](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/riUGVNXP77pe29Qz4Sq8DS5rvyo.jpg)
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
![Lydia Wilen](/images/avatar.webp)
Lydia Wilen
Hunter's Secretary
![Lee Richardson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yqJMNzrKEwLIGnHky1DZZ9Gj4jw.jpg)
Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
![Lance Henriksen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5F8cHWGlo2NIiswSn5ymL5ukgxG.jpg)
Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)