Network (1976)

8.1	Listal rating
8.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Starring (View all)

Diana Christensen

Max Schumacher

Howard Beale

Frank Hackett

Nelson Chaney

Arthur Jensen

Arthur Burghardt

Great Ahmed Kahn

Bill Burrows

TV Director

Written by

Paddy Chayefsky

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Very powerful film with solid performances!

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SJMJ91

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Despite, Network being a famous classic, I was unsure whether I would like it at first because I just don't really like those kind of films but the actors and director that were involved with the film made me watch. When I did watch this film, I wasn't disappointed but I was blown away by it! What a powerful film Network turned out to be that I was gripped by all the way through. It was obviously ... read more

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Description: A fourth-place network is struggling for ratings and turns it's News division over to the entertainment division. As one of the ramifications of this move the news Anchor is fired. He goes on the air with a wonderfully daffy rant and rave session culminating in his insisting that people go to the windows and yell, "I'm mad as hel ... (more)

Release date : 27 November 1976
UPC: 027616672025

Drama (20), 1970s (17), Satire (15), Conspiracy (11), Journalism (9), Classic (9), 1976 (8), Usa (7), Activism (6), Murder (5), Black Comedy (5), Television (5), Infidelity (5), Corruption (4), Tv (4), Assassination (4), (4), Corporate Politics (3), New York (3), Cheating Husband (3)

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" The Plot:A fourth-place network is struggling for ratings and turns it's News division over to the entertainment division. As one of the ramifications of this move the news Anchor is fired. He goes on the air with a wonderfully daffy rant and rave session culminating in his insisting that people go to the windows and yell, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore." His ravings make him an Icon as the need to sell begins to overwhelm everyone touched by the network. Directo"

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"Tabloid TV One of the all-time great movie satires, Network is a masterpiece of prescience, unarguably most famous for its iconic scene in which Howard Beale (Peter Finch), an incensed TV news anchor, declares, “I’m mad as Hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!”. Despite being close to 40 years old, it’s incredible that Network still feels as fresh and on the money as it surely did upon release; it was lavished with awards at 1977′s Oscars, and has taken on a whole new lease "