Network (1976)

14/11/1976Drama2h 2m

Overview

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.

Sidney Lumet

Director

Paddy Chayefsky

Screenplay

Reviews

tmdb39513728

A review by tmdb39513728

10
Written by tmdb39513728 on January 9, 2015

**The Primal Forces of Network** According to the Writers Guild of America the greatest screenplay of all time belongs to _Casablanca_. A sentimental favourite, no doubt, worthy for a handful of catchy one-liners capped off with a convincing dump-...

The Movie Diorama

A review by The Movie Diorama

9
Written by The Movie Diorama on January 16, 2020

Network broadcasts its televisional corruption through satirical poetry that beckons democratic madness. “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore”, screams Howard Beale from the confinement of his studio desk. Exerting his ornate ins...

Ahmetaslan27

A review by Ahmetaslan27

8
Written by Ahmetaslan27 on June 15, 2023

The UPS network is a television network that suffers from a lack of viewership. This led to the layoff of a group of their employees, including the great media night news presenter, Howard Beale, and this led to the events of a psychological impact o...

CinemaSerf

A review by CinemaSerf

7
Written by CinemaSerf on December 22, 2023

Peter Finch is superb here as the increasingly puritanical television news anchor ("Beale") who, having been told he was about to be fired decided on air to tell the audience he was going to shoot himself on live telly. Next night - yep, he was allow...

Brent Marchant

A review by Brent Marchant

10
Written by Brent Marchant on July 14, 2024

Few Hollywood productions have been as utterly prescient as director Sidney Lumet’s cinematic masterpiece “Network” (1976), a chillingly serious satire about the television business in the 1970s and where it was ultimately headed in years to come. Wr...

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