Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway star in this drama directed by Sidney Lumet. When veteran news anchor Howard Beale (Finch) learns that he only has two more weeks on air due to declining ratings, he announces this to his viewers and adds that he is going to commit suicide during his last live broadcast. His subsequent rants and angry outbursts cause his ratings to spike and ambitious programming chief Diana Christensen (Dunaway) seeks to exploit this by giving Beale his own show. However, when others seek to use Beale for their own gain, the network executives make a shocking decision about his future. The cast also includes William Holden, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty and Beatrice Straight.

Product details

Actor	Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, Arthur Burghardt
Director	Sidney Lumet
Label	Arrow Films

Content	Blu-ray
Age rating	from age 15
Publication date	23.03.2015
Genre	Drama

EAN	5027035012421
Audio	English
Subtitles	English (for deaf or hard of hearing)
Year of production	1976
Original title	Network
Version	UK Version
Region code	B

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Sehr lustig.

Written on 20. November 2022 by Oskar.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Leider gibt es solche Filme immer weniger in der heutigen Zeit.
Herausragende Satire

Written on 17. January 2004 by dps.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

In den goldenen 70ern des Kinos entstand diese bissige und brillante Mediensatire mit Starbesetzung. Von Anfang bis Ende herrscht Hochspannung dank den erstklassigen Schauspieler und dem intelligenten und unterhaltsamen Plot.
Obwohl dieser Film über ein Vierteljahrhundert alt ist, wirkt er hochaktuell. Wer von den hirnlosen Privatsendern die Schnauze voll hat, sollte sich diesen Film unbedingt ansehen.

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