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1976
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7.8/10

Release Date

27/11/1976

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
90%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
80%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
83%

Since the dawn of time, America has never experienced a man like Howard Beale!

In September 1975, Howard Beale is the longest-serving anchor on the late-night news at the UBS network. His show is losing viewers, and network executives want to take him off the air. Max Schumacher, head of the news division and his friend, is the one who delivers the decision: he has only two weeks left on air. The news forces Beale to face the end of his career in television, while the network begins preparing his exit. Schumacher tries to make the farewell dignified. Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film stars Peter Finch as Beale and William Holden as Schumacher.

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Facts about Network

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old
Spain releaseMay 16, 1977
Worldwide premiereNovember 14, 1976
Runtime2 h 1 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleNetwork
CountryUnited States
Production companiesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget$3.8M
Worldwide box office$23.7M
Box office in the U.S.$23.7M
Return on Investmentx6.2 Box office hit
Trailer views36K

More ratings

4.3/5Letterboxd78/100Trakt8.4/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Network

4Oscars won
20total awards
27total nominations
Oscar 4 10 nom.

Awards won

  • 1977Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress · Beatrice Straight
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Actor · Peter Finch
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Actress · Faye Dunaway
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Paddy Chayefsky
  • —National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

  • 1977Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Actor
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Actor
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Actress
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Director
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  • 1977Academy Award for Best Cinematography
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Film Editing
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
  • 1977Academy Award for Best Picture

Network Cast

Faye Dunaway
Faye DunawayDiana Christensen
William Holden
William HoldenMax Schumacher
Peter Finch
Peter FinchHoward Beale
Robert Duvall
Robert DuvallFrank Hackett
Wesley Addy
Wesley AddyNelson Chaney
Ned Beatty
Ned BeattyArthur Jensen
Arthur Burghardt
Arthur BurghardtGreat Ahmed Kahn
Bill Burrows
Bill BurrowsTV Director
John Carpenter
John CarpenterGeorge Bosch
Jordan Charney
Jordan CharneyHarry Hunter
Kathy Cronkite
Kathy CronkiteMary Ann Gifford
Ed Crowley
Ed CrowleyJoe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey
Jerome DempseyWalter C. Amundsen
Conchata Ferrell
Conchata FerrellBarbara Schlesinger
Gene Gross
Gene GrossMilton K. Steinman
Stanley Grover
Stanley GroverJack Snowden
Cindy Grover
Cindy GroverCaroline Schumacher
Darryl Hickman
Darryl HickmanBill Herron
Mitchell Jason
Mitchell JasonArthur Zangwill
Paul Jenkins
Paul JenkinsTV Stage Manager
Ken Kercheval
Ken KerchevalMerrill Grant
Kenneth Kimmins
Kenneth KimminsAssociate Producer
Lynn Klugman
Lynn KlugmanTV Production Assistant
Carolyn Krigbaum
Carolyn KrigbaumMax's Secretary
Zane Lasky
Zane LaskyAudio Man
Michael Lipton
Michael LiptonTommy Pellegrino
Michael Lombard
Michael LombardWillie Stein
Pirie MacDonald
Pirie MacDonaldHerb Thackeray
Russ Petranto
Russ PetrantoTV Associate Director
Bernard Pollock
Bernard PollockLou
Roy Poole
Roy PooleSam Haywood
William Prince
William PrinceEdward George Ruddy
Sasha von Scherler
Sasha von ScherlerHelen Miggs
Lane Smith
Lane SmithRobert McDonough
Ted Sorel
Ted SorelGiannini
Beatrice Straight
Beatrice StraightLouise Schumacher
Fred Stuthman
Fred StuthmanMosaic Figure
Cameron Thomas
Cameron ThomasTV Technical Director
Marlene Warfield
Marlene WarfieldLaureen Hobbs
Lydia Wilen
Lydia WilenHunter's Secretary
Lee Richardson
Lee RichardsonNarrator (voice)
Lance Henriksen
Lance HenriksenNetwork Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Robert P. Cohen
Robert P. CohenWindow Person (uncredited)
Andrew Duncan
Andrew DuncanAgent (uncredited)
Todd Everett
Todd EverettReporter (uncredited)
John Gabriel
John GabrielTV Anchor Reporting Beale's Suicide Threat (uncredited)
Raymond Martino
Raymond MartinoWindow Person (uncredited)
John Pashley
John PashleyCameraman (uncredited)
Michael Tucker
Michael TuckerMan at Desk (uncredited)

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Cast of Network by the numbers

47average cast age in years
23years of age gap between the leads
26%women in the cast
20%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Arthur Burghardt, age 29 at release. The oldest: Wesley Addy, at 63.

Cast ages at release

  • Faye Dunaway36 years old
  • William Holden59 years old
  • Peter Finch60 years old
  • Robert Duvall46 years old
  • Wesley Addy63 years old
  • Ned Beatty39 years old
  • Arthur Burghardt29 years old
  • Jordan Charney40 years old

Cast heights

Crew

  • AddressSidney Lumet
  • WritingPaddy Chayefsky
  • MusicElliot Lawrence
  • PhotographyOwen Roizman
  • EditingAlan Heim
  • Production designPhilip Rosenberg
  • Costume designTheoni V. Aldredge
  • CastingJuliet Taylor
  • ProductionHoward Gottfried

Trivia about Network

Peter Finch paid for his own trip to New York to do the screen test. The producers doubted that an Australian could sound convincingly American.
Beatrice Straight appears on screen for only five minutes and two seconds, and with that performance she won the shortest Oscar win until 2025, beating Gloria Grahame's record of nine minutes and 32 seconds.
Peter Finch was the only actor to win an Oscar posthumously until Heath Ledger did so in 2008. His widow, Eletha Finch, accepted the statuette.
According to biographer Bob Thomas, William Holden grabbed Faye Dunaway by the shoulders and pushed her against a set wall after a two-hour wait during the filming of The Towering Inferno.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Network

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What Network is called in other countries

It was released in 29 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainNetwork, un mundo implacable
  • FranceNetwork - Main basse sur la TV
  • ItalyQuinto potere
  • MexicoPoder que mata
  • BrazilRede de Intrigas
  • PortugalEscândalo na TV
  • Japanネットワーク
  • South Korea네트워크
  • China荧光屏后
  • RussiaТелесеть
  • BulgariaТелевизионна мрежа
  • CroatiaMreža
See the remaining 17 countries
  • CzechiaTelevizní společnost
  • EstoniaTelevõrk
  • FinlandKasvot kuvaruudussa
  • Georgiaმაუწყებლობა
  • GreeceTo diktyo
  • Hong Kong螢光幕後
  • HungaryHálózat
  • Iranشبکه
  • IsraelReshet Shidur
  • LatviaTīkls
  • PolandSieć
  • RomaniaRețeaua
  • SerbiaТВ мрежа
  • Taiwan螢光幕後
  • Thailandเน็ทเวิร์ค
  • TurkeyŞebeke
  • UkraineТелемережа

Does Network Have a Post-Credits Scene?

There are no scenes during or after the credits.

Where it was filmed Network

Where the Story Takes Place

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by Network

  • [Final line in the film] This was the story of Howard Beale: The first known instance of a man who was killed because he had lousy ratings.
  • The business of management is management.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

Network Stats

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Popularity of Network

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Daily visits to their English Wikipedia article over the last 60 days.

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Soundtrack from Network

Original music by Elliot Lawrence

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Songs

  1. 1
    Hand Covers Bruise
    4:19
  2. 2
    In Motion
    4:57
  3. 3
    A Familiar Taste
    3:36
  4. 4
    It Catches Up with You
    1:39
  5. 5
    Intriguing Possibilities
    4:24
  6. 6
    Painted Sun In Abstract
    3:30
  7. 7
    3:14 Every Night
    4:03
  8. 8
    Pieces Form the Whole
    4:16
  9. 9
    Carbon Prevails
    3:53
  10. 10
    Eventually We Find Our Way
    4:17

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