

TELEVISION WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

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

Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman

Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher

Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Mitchell Jason
Arthur Zangwill

Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager

Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant

Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
Lynn Klugman
TV Production Assistant
Carolyn Krigbaum
Max's Secretary
Zane Lasky
Audio Man
Michael Lipton
Tommy Pellegrino

Michael Lombard
Willie Stein

Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
Russ Petranto
TV Associate Director
Bernard Pollock
Lou

Roy Poole
Sam Haywood

William Prince
Edward George Ruddy

Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs

Lane Smith
Robert McDonough

Ted Sorel
Giannini

Fred Stuthman
Mosaic Figure
Cameron Thomas
TV Technical Director

Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Lydia Wilen
Hunter's Secretary

Lee Richardson
Narrator (voice)

Lance Henriksen
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited)
Crew
Producer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Editor
Director
Screenplay
Casting
Production Design
Set Decoration
Hairstylist
Costume Design
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Makeup Artist
Gaffer
Sound Mixer
Sound Editor
Costumer
Details
Release Date
1976-11-14
Runtime
122 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Drama