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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.
Release Date
November 14, 1976Runtime
122 minRating
RGenres
DramaDirected by
Sidney Lumet, Alan Hopkins, Ralph S. SingletonScreenplay by
Paddy ChayefskyLanguage
EnglishBudget
$3,800,000Revenue
$23,700,000Status
Released
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
Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger
Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant
Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
Michael Lombard
Willie Stein
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
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
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Lance Henriksen
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