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Even more compelling today than when it was first released, Sidney Lumet's Network is a wickedly funny, spot-on indictment of the TV news media. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay (Paddy Chayefsky), this searing satire stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch and Robert Duvall. When longtime news anchor Howard Beale (Finch) is fired, he suffers a violent, on-air breakdown.
Ironically, his angry rantings boost his sagging ratings - much to the surprise and delight of the UBS brass. Subsequently rehired and reinvented as the "mad prophet of the airwaves", he soon becomes a pawn of ruthless programming executives who milk his madness for every share point it's worth. Of course, when the "prophet" ceases to be profitable, something has to be done about Beale, preferably on camera, before a live studio audience...
Average rating (2 reviews)
The Best Film Ever Made
johnnboy | 29/04/2008 | See all johnnboy's reviews (2) »
Everyone's got a favourite film and this one is mine.
a flawless script and brilliant acting make this a film every movie lover should see.
William holden and faye dunnaway were never better and peter finch, in sadly his last role won an oscar for his role as the manic apocalyptic newscaster.
So shout it out
"I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE"
Brilliant!
Another 1970's Masterpiece
frasier13 | 03/01/2008 | See all frasier13's reviews (10) »
I just finished watching this movie and was blown away.
This film is probably one of the most underrated films ever, the writing, acting and cadence are perfect and the tandem stellar performances by so many great actors is not to be missed or repeated!
Sidney Lumet's satire shows the hollowness of television and the mindless generation that is produced from an excess of it. This film is shocking and eye-opening also showing executives' mad quest for ratings.
The story line of the film is now the current state of television. I've never known another film to be so completely prophetic.
Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Kathy Cronkite & Conchata Ferrell | |
15 years and over | |
1976 | |
Widescreen 1.85:1 | |
English ; French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono | |
English for the hearing impaired ; French ; German for the hearing impaired ; Italian ; Spanish | |
1 hour and 54 minutes (approx) | |
Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |
