Network

Synopsis

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

Wesley Addy

Nelson Chaney

Ned Beatty

Arthur Jensen

Arthur Burghardt

Great Ahmed Kahn

Bill Burrows

TV Director

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John Carpenter

George Bosch

Jordan Charney

Harry Hunter

Kathy Cronkite

Mary Ann Gifford

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Ed Crowley

Joe Donnelly

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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

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Mitchell Jason

Arthur Zangwill

Paul Jenkins

TV Stage Manager

Crew

Art

• Edward Stewart Set Decoration
• Philip Rosenberg Production Design
• William F. Reynolds Set Dresser
• Walter Way Construction Grip
• Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink Property Master
• Stephen Frankfurt Title Designer

Camera

• Owen Roizman Director of Photography
• Michael Ginsburg Still Photographer
• Kenneth Goss Key Grip
• Gary Muller Second Assistant Camera
• Tom Prate Grip
• Tom Priestley Jr. Assistant Camera
• Fred Schuler Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design
• Susan Germaine Hairstylist
• Lee Harman Makeup Artist
• Philip Leto Hairstylist
• Marilyn Putnam Costumer
• George Newman Costumer
• John Alese Makeup Artist
• Barbie Palmer Daily Makeup & Hair

Crew

• Eugene Powell Scenic Artist
• Jules Wollock Carpenter
• James Giblin Transportation Captain

Directing

• Sidney Lumet Director
• Alan Hopkins First Assistant Director
• Ralph S. Singleton Second Assistant Director
• Peter R. Scoppa First Assistant Director
• Kay Chapin Script Supervisor

Editing

• Alan Heim Editor
• Michael Jacobi Assistant Editor
• Don Dittmar Color Timer

Lighting

• Norman Leigh Gaffer

Production

• Howard Gottfried Producer
• Juliet Taylor Casting
• Fred C. Caruso Associate Producer
• John H. Starke Location Coordinator
• Susan B. Landau Production Assistant
• Howard Newman Publicist

Sound

• Elliot Lawrence Original Music Composer
• Marc Laub Sound Editor
• Jack Fitzstephens Sound Editor
• James Sabat Sound Mixer
• Sanford Rackow Sound Editor
• Dick Vorisek Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Mel Zelniker ADR Recordist
• Louis Cerborino Assistant Sound Editor
• Elliot Lawrence Conductor

Writing

• Paddy Chayefsky Writer

Photos