This media satire, directed by Sidney Lumet from a brilliantly incisive script by Paddy Chayefsky, is an X-ray of the corrupted soul of a corporate-dominated America, startlingly prescient in its anticipation of today’s outrage-driven news cycle. At a struggling television network, ambitious executive Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) finds herself with a hit on her hands when disgruntled newscaster Howard Beale (Peter Finch) goes off script, transforming himself into a mad-as-hell prophet railing against the ills of modern society. But can she control the populist revolution they have unleashed on the airwaves? Garnering four Oscars, including for Dunaway, Finch, and Chayefsky, this no-holds-barred New Hollywood classic remains as fearlessly funny as it is unnervingly relevant.

Product details

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

Content	DVD
Edition	Repackaged
FSK / age rating	from age 0
Publication date	09.11.2010
Genre	Drama

EAN	0883929157921
Audio	English
Year of production	1976
Original title	Network
Region code	1
Version	US Version

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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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Network (1976) Repackaged English · DVD

Network (1976)
Repackaged English · DVD