Network

Name: Network
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976-11-27
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 8.10
Cast: Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall

– A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media fo..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

8.10 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and One Minute

Release Year:

1976

A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.

Styles:

Cynical, Dark Humor, Talky, Satirical, Biting, Semi Serious, Witty, Clever, Realistic, Captivating

Story Timeline:

1970s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

California, New York, USA

Genre:

Drama

Network (1976) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Nov 1976

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Sidney Lumet

Story Written By:

Paddy Chayefsky

Main Actors:

Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 25 nominations.

Production Company:

MGM, United Artists

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

92%

Metacritic:

83%