1976 • R • 2h 2m
7.8/10
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Overview
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he anno 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.
7.8/10
( users) Cast / Crew 
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 Fred C. Caruso Producer Elliot Lawrence Original Music Composer 
Owen Roizman Director of Photography 
Alan Heim Editor 
Sidney Lumet Director 
Paddy Chayefsky Screenplay Howard Gottfried Producer 
Juliet Taylor Casting Philip Rosenberg Production Design Edward Stewart Set Decoration Susan Germaine Hairstylist Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design Alan Hopkins First Assistant Director Ralph S. Singleton Second Assistant Director Lee Harman Makeup Artist
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 Fred C. Caruso Producer Elliot Lawrence Original Music Composer Owen Roizman Director of Photography Alan Heim Editor Sidney Lumet Director Paddy Chayefsky Screenplay Howard Gottfried Producer Juliet Taylor Casting Philip Rosenberg Production Design Edward Stewart Set Decoration Susan Germaine Hairstylist Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Design Alan Hopkins First Assistant Director Ralph S. Singleton Second Assistant Director Lee Harman Makeup Artist 
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