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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.
May 19, 2011 · The screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky left behind a large cache of his notes for his incendiary, Oscar-winning script for “Network.”
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Nov 27, 1976 · 8 4. 4 Videos. 99+ Photos. Workplace Drama Drama. A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control. Director. Sidney Lumet. Writer. Paddy Chayefsky.
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Paddy Chayefsky. Writer: Network. Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays. He was one of the most renowned dramatists of the Golden Age of Television.
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Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky / ˌ tʃ aɪ ˈ (j) ɛ f s k i / (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays.
Mar 17, 2022 · The ostensible target of screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky’s excoriating 1976 satire was the monolithic broadcasters bastardizing the news in their rabid pursuit of ratings and market share, but it...
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Mar 27, 2014 · "Network" may be the angriest movie ever made. Writer Paddy Chayefsky's satire takes no prisoners, making dark fun of the news media, television, corporations, left-wing radicals --...
