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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.
Director: Sidney Lumet
Writer: Paddy Chayefsky
Production: MGM/United Artists
Genre: drama
Year: 1976
MetaScore: 83/100
ImdbRating: 8.1
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 27 Nov 1976
Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 16 wins & 26 nominations.
105 Clips
00:10 You would describe Mr
00:12 No booze today
00:05 This Beale business
00:14 We're standing on the first amendment
00:36 That The Mao Tse Tung Hour is turning into one big pain in...
00:33 The Ecumenical Liberation Army is an ultra left sect
00:11 I'm going to let Hackett have his head for awhile
00:21 I think Hackett's overstepped himself
00:25 I told them
01:12 The business of management is management
00:34 What we're going to see now is something really...
00:22 Schumacher
00:11 There's a hell of a lot of Liberation Armies in the...
00:08 The business of management is management
00:12 That evening
00:19 The Mao Tse Tung Hour went on the air March 14th
00:34 By mid October
00:24 The initial response to the new Howard Beale show was not...
00:07 Let's stop kidding ourselves
00:23 Jensen's handpicked golden boy
00:25 You fuckin' fascist
00:32 We are in a lot of trouble
01:02 Stop selling
00:06 Maybe you can start a whole new career as an actor
00:08 I bear witness to the light
01:01 We all know that the the Arabs control 16 billion of this...
01:18 Last night
00:35 Okay
00:15 What about your loves
00:18 Do you have a favorite restaurant
00:26 Some of them counsel their clients by use of tarot cards
00:20 Did you see the overnight's on the Network News
01:01 What do we do about this Beale son of a bitch
00:11 We're talking about putting a manifest irresponsible...
00:05 Tell Hackett to go fuck himself
00:14 Where's that put us
00:27 Also a very depressing one
00:07 Valhalla Mr Beale Please sit down
00:26 What the fuck are you talking about
00:18 I'm gonna impale the son of a bitch with a sharp stick...
00:45 Maybe they'll take movies of themselves kidnapping...
00:59 These are those four outlines submitted by Universal for an...
00:11 The issue is
00:29 What's really bugging me now is my daytime programming
00:42 The way I see the series is
00:10 He's talking to Wheeler Over 900 phone calls
00:24 I'm gonna blow my brains out right on the air
00:19 The whole world is becoming humanoid creatures that look...
00:23 He has no loves
00:12 Even the News has to have a little showmanship
01:12 Did you see the news this morning
00:13 How are you now
00:19 Jensen is unhappy with Howard Beale and wants him...
00:15 She does have one script in which I kill myself
00:06 Son of a bitch
00:15 I want you to get mad
00:32 You're beginning to believe the illusions we're...
00:16 Goddamn it
00:26 I started as a salesman
00:25 I argued that television was a volatile industry in which...
00:16 NBC's offering 2
00:14 The affiliates won't carry it
00:28 All I know is that this violates every canon of respectable...
00:18 After living with you for the last six months
00:19 We're talking about 30 to 50 million people a shot
00:22 What do you think
00:09 You'd all better read it or I'll sack the fucking...
00:36 The time has come to re evaluate our relationship
00:45 We could make a series of it
00:09 Television is not the truth
00:06 We'll tell you anything you want to hear
00:29 The Arabs have decided to jack up the price of oil another...
00:17 He'll have a 50 share
00:39 Do you love her
00:09 Hackett's trying to get through to you
00:26 He's plague
00:32 It's straight tabloid
01:05 This story is about Howard Beale
00:10 I'm not sure she's capable of any real feelings
Cast
Diana Christensen - Faye Dunaway
Max Schumacher - William Holden
Howard Beale - Peter Finch
Frank Hackett - Robert Duvall
Nelson Chaney - Wesley Addy