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Cast
Faye Dunaway | As: Diana Christensen | |
William Holden | As: Max Schumacher | |
Peter Finch | As: Howard Beale | |
Robert Duvall | As: Frank Hackett | |
Ned Beatty | As: Arthur Jensen |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | Television will never be the same. |
Certification: | R |
Cast
Faye Dunaway |
Diana Christensen |
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William Holden |
Max Schumacher |
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Peter Finch |
Howard Beale |
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Robert Duvall |
Frank Hackett |
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Ned Beatty |
Arthur Jensen |
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Beatrice Straight |
Louise Schumacher |
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Wesley Addy |
Nelson Chaney |
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Arthur Burghardt |
Great Ahmed Kahn |
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Bill Burrows |
TV Director |
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John Carpenter |
George Bosch |
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Jordan Charney |
Harry Hunter |
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Kathy Cronkite |
Mary Ann Gifford |
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Ed Crowley |
Joe Donnelly |
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Jerome Dempsey |
Walter C. Amundsen |
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Conchata Ferrell |
Barbara Schlesinger |
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Gene Gross |
Milton K. Steinman |
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Stanley Grover |
Jack Snowden |
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Cindy Grover |
Caroline Schumacher |
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Darryl Hickman |
Bill Herron |
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Mitchell Jason |
Arthur Zangwill |
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Paul Jenkins |
TV Stage Manager |
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Ken Kercheval |
Merrill Grant |
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Kenneth Kimmins |
Associate Producer |
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Lynn Klugman |
TV Production Assistant |
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Carolyn Krigbaum |
Max's Secretary |
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Zane Lasky |
Audio Man |
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Michael Lipton |
Tommy Pellegrino |
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Michael Lombard |
Willie Stein |
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Pirie MacDonald |
Herb Thackeray |
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Russ Petranto |
TV Associate Director |
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Bernard Pollock |
Lou |
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Roy Poole |
Sam Haywood |
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William Prince |
Edward George Ruddy |
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Sasha von Scherler |
Helen Miggs |
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Lane Smith |
Robert McDonough |
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Ted Sorel |
Giannini |
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Fred Stuthman |
Mosaic Figure |
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Cameron Thomas |
TV Technical Director |
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Marlene Warfield |
Laureen Hobbs |
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Lydia Wilen |
Hunter's Secretary |
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Lee Richardson |
Narrator (voice) |
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Lance Henriksen |
Network Lawyer at Khan's Place (uncredited) |
Directed By
Sidney Lumet |
Director |
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Ralph S. Singleton |
Second Assistant Director |
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Alan Hopkins |
First Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Paddy Chayefsky |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Howard Gottfried |
Producer |
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Fred C. Caruso |
Producer |
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Juliet Taylor |
Casting |
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Edited By
Alan Heim |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Susan Germaine |
Hairstylist |
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Theoni V. Aldredge |
Costume Design |
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Lee Harman |
Makeup Artist |
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Philip Leto |
Hairstylist |
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Marilyn Putnam |
Costumer |
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John Alese |
Makeup Artist |
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George Newman |
Costumer |
Sound
Elliot Lawrence |
Original Music Composer |
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James Sabat |
Sound Mixer |
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Sanford Rackow |
Sound Editor |
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Marc Laub |
Sound Editor |
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Jack Fitzstephens |
Sound Editor |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Owen Roizman |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Norman Leigh |
Gaffer |
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Art Department
Philip Rosenberg |
Production Design |
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Edward Stewart |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
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