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Aug 4, 2016 · Ned Beattie (by Paddy Chayevsky): 'You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, Mr. Beale', Money speech, Network - 1976 — Speakola. 27 November 1976 release, USA. You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, Mr. Beale, and I won't have it!! Is that clear?! You think you've merely stopped a business deal. That is not the case.
Not Yet Rated. Ned Beatty speech from Network by Paddy Chayefsky. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD.
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Network is a 1976 American satirical black comedy - drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky. It is about a fictional television network and its struggle with poor ratings. The film stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch (in his final film role), Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, and Beatrice Straight .
- $3.8 million
- Elliot Lawrence
- November 27, 1976
Jun 15, 2021 · “Network” is generally seen as Lumet’s greatest commercial success, and it won four Oscars: for original screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky; best ac tress, Faye Dunaway; best actor, Peter Finch, and best supporting actress, Beatrice Straight.
One of the reasons the studio resisted doing Network was that Paddy Chayefsky had written at least four four-to-six-page monologues for Howard Beale, played by Peter Finch. And to top it off, he’d given a very long speech to Ned Beatty as the head of the world’s largest corporation, trying to get Howard Beale on his side.
