Network (1976)
| Release Date | 14 November 1976 |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| Tagline | Not since the dawn of time has America experienced a man like Howard Beale! |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | CFTO-TV Studios, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Media Satire, Black Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Work Ethics, Members of the Press, Suicide |
| Tones | Irreverent, Cynical, Biting, Satirical, Cautionary, Literate, Deadpan |
| Tags | Anchorperson, Audience, Behind The Scenes, Broadcaster, Business, Celebrity, Exploitation, Fanatic, Network, Ratings, Suicide, Television |
Network is a 1976 American satirical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a fictional television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS), and its struggle with poor ratings. The film was written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet, and stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch and Robert Duvall and features Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, and Beatrice Straight.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn
Bill Burrows
TV Director
John Carpenter
George Bosch
Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Ed Crowley
Joe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey
Walter C. Amundsen
Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman
Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden
Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher
Mitchell Jason
Arthur Zangwill
Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager
Lynn Klugman
TV Production Assistant
Carolyn Krigbaum
Max's Secretary
Zane Lasky
Audio Man
Michael Lipton
Tommy Pellegrino
Pirie MacDonald
Herb Thackeray
Russ Petranto
TV Associate Director
Bernard Pollock
Lou
Roy Poole
Sam Haywood
Sasha von Scherler
Helen Miggs
Ted Sorel
Giannini
Cameron Thomas
TV Technical Director
Marlene Warfield
Laureen Hobbs
Lydia Wilen
Hunter's Secretary
Todd Everett
Reporter
John Gabriel
TV anchor reporting Beale's suicide threat
Ahmed Yamani
Himself
Director
Writer
Producer
Fred C. Caruso
associate producer
Howard Gottfried
producer
Original Music
Elliot Lawrence
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Cinematographer
Owen Roizman
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Editor
Alan Heim
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Casting Director
Juliet Taylor
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Production Designer
Philip Rosenberg
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Set Decorator
Edward Stewart
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Costume Designer
Theoni V. Aldredge
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Makeup Department
John Alese
makeup artist
Susan Germaine
hair stylist: Ms. Dunaway
Lee Harman
makeup artist: Ms. Dunaway
Philip Leto
hair stylist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Hopkins
first assistant director
Ralph S. Singleton
second assistant director
Art Department
Connie Brink
property master
Sound Department
Jack Fitzstephens
sound editor
Marc Laub
sound editor
Sanford Rackow
sound editor
James Sabat
sound mixer
Dick Vorisek
sound re-recordist
Louis Cerborino
assistant sound editor
Mel Zelniker
adr recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Ginsburg
still photographer
Norman Leigh
gaffer
Gary Muller
second assistant camera
Tom Priestley Jr.
assistant camera
Fred Schuler
camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
George Newman
costumer
Marilyn Putnam
costumer
Editorial Department
Michael Jacobi
assistant editor
Don Dittmar
color timer
Norman Hollyn
apprentice editor
Jeffrey Wolf
apprentice editor
Music Department
Elliot Lawrence
conductor
Other Crew
Selma Brown
production auditor
Kay Chapin
script supervisor
Stephen Frankfurt
title designer
Connie Schoenberg
office coordinator
John H. Starke
location coordinator
Mark Hurwitz
production assistant
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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United Artists
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
United Artists
CBS Television
Chapel Distribution
MGM Home Entertainment (Europe)
MGM Home Entertainment
United Artists
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
EUEScreen Gems Video Services
UBS video logo
ToddChampion Ltd.
extras casting
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