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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.
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Schumacher - Network 00:22 Schumacher There's a hell of a lot of Liberation Armies in the revolutionary underground - Network 00:11 There's a hell of a lot of Liberation Armies in the... The business of management is management - Network 00:08 The business of management is management That evening - Network 00:12 That evening The Mao Tse Tung Hour  went on the air March 14th - Network 00:19 The Mao Tse Tung Hour went on the air March 14th By mid October - Network 00:34 By mid October The initial response to the new Howard Beale show was not auspicatory - Network 00:24 The initial response to the new Howard Beale show was not... Let's stop kidding ourselves - Network 00:07 Let's stop kidding ourselves Jensen's handpicked golden boy - Network 00:23 Jensen's handpicked golden boy You fuckin' fascist - Network 00:25 You fuckin' fascist We are in a lot of trouble - Network 00:32 We are in a lot of trouble Stop selling - Network 01:02 Stop selling Maybe you can start a whole new career as an actor - Network 00:06 Maybe you can start a whole new career as an actor I bear witness to the light - Network 00:08 I bear witness to the light We all know that the the Arabs control  16 billion of this country - Network 01:01 We all know that the the Arabs control 16 billion of this... Last night - Network 01:18 Last night Okay - Network 00:35 Okay What about your loves - Network 00:15 What about your loves Do you have a favorite restaurant - Network 00:18 Do you have a favorite restaurant Some of them counsel their clients by use of tarot cards - Network 00:26 Some of them counsel their clients by use of tarot cards Did you see the overnight's on the Network News - Network 00:20 Did you see the overnight's on the Network News What do we do about this Beale son of a bitch - Network 01:01 What do we do about this Beale son of a bitch We're talking about putting a manifest irresponsible man on national television - Network 00:11 We're talking about putting a manifest irresponsible... Tell Hackett to go fuck himself - Network 00:05 Tell Hackett to go fuck himself Where's that put us - Network 00:14 Where's that put us Also a very depressing one - Network 00:27 Also a very depressing one Valhalla Mr Beale Please sit down - Network 00:07 Valhalla Mr Beale Please sit down What the fuck are you talking about - Network 00:26 What the fuck are you talking about I'm gonna impale the son of a bitch with a sharp stick through the heart - Network 00:18 I'm gonna impale the son of a bitch with a sharp stick... Maybe they'll take movies of themselves kidnapping heiresses - Network 00:45 Maybe they'll take movies of themselves kidnapping... These are those four outlines submitted by Universal for an hour series - Network 00:59 These are those four outlines submitted by Universal for an... The issue is - Network 00:11 The issue is What's really bugging me now is my daytime programming - Network 00:29 What's really bugging me now is my daytime programming The way I see the series is - Network 00:42 The way I see the series is He's talking to Wheeler Over 900 phone calls - Network 00:10 He's talking to Wheeler Over 900 phone calls I'm gonna blow my brains out right on the air - Network 00:24 I'm gonna blow my brains out right on the air The whole world is becoming humanoid creatures that look human but aren't - Network 00:19 The whole world is becoming humanoid creatures that look... He has no loves - Network 00:23 He has no loves Even the News has to have a little showmanship - Network 00:12 Even the News has to have a little showmanship Did you see the news this morning - Network 01:12 Did you see the news this morning How are you now - Network 00:13 How are you now Jensen is unhappy with Howard Beale and wants him discontinued - Network 00:19 Jensen is unhappy with Howard Beale and wants him... She does have one script in which I kill myself - Network 00:15 She does have one script in which I kill myself Son of a bitch - Network 00:06 Son of a bitch I want you to get mad - Network 00:15 I want you to get mad You're beginning to believe the illusions we're spinning here - Network 00:32 You're beginning to believe the illusions we're... Goddamn it - Network 00:16 Goddamn it I started as a salesman - Network 00:26 I started as a salesman I argued that television was a volatile industry in which success and failure - Network 00:25 I argued that television was a volatile industry in which... NBC's offering 2 - Network 00:16 NBC's offering 2 The affiliates won't carry it - Network 00:14 The affiliates won't carry it All I know is that this violates every canon of respectable broadcasting - Network 00:28 All I know is that this violates every canon of respectable... After living with you for the last six months - Network 00:18 After living with you for the last six months We're talking about 30 to 50 million people a shot - Network 00:19 We're talking about 30 to 50 million people a shot What do you think - Network 00:22 What do you think You'd all better read it or I'll sack the fucking lot of you is that clear - Network 00:09 You'd all better read it or I'll sack the fucking... The time has come to re evaluate our relationship - Network 00:36 The time has come to re evaluate our relationship We could make a series of it - Network 00:45 We could make a series of it Television is not the truth - Network 00:09 Television is not the truth We'll tell you anything you want to hear - Network 00:06 We'll tell you anything you want to hear The Arabs have decided to jack up the price of oil another 20 - Network 00:29 The Arabs have decided to jack up the price of oil another... He'll have a 50 share - Network 00:17 He'll have a 50 share Do you love her - Network 00:39 Do you love her Hackett's trying to get through to you - Network 00:09 Hackett's trying to get through to you He's plague - Network 00:26 He's plague It's straight tabloid - Network 00:32 It's straight tabloid This story is about Howard Beale - Network 01:05 This story is about Howard Beale I'm not sure she's capable of any real feelings - Network 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