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Network is a 1976 American satirical black comedy - drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet. It is about a fictional television network, the Union Broadcasting System (UBS or "UBS-TV", situated in the film as the "fourth television network" after NBC, CBS, and ABC ), and its struggle ...
- $3.8 million
- Elliot Lawrence
- November 27, 1976
Nov 27, 1976 · A fired news anchor rants on live TV and becomes a media sensation in this satirical film by Sidney Lumet. Starring Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, William Holden and Robert Duvall, Network explores the themes of power, corruption and madness in the TV industry.
- Sidney Lumet
- 448
- 3 min
Oct 29, 2000 · A classic satire of the TV industry and its madness, Network is a film about a mad prophet, a mad programming executive and a mad love affair. The film explores the themes of ratings, ratings, ratings, and the decaying values of television with humor, drama and realism.
A classic satire of the TV industry, Network follows the rise and fall of a fired news anchor who becomes a ratings sensation by ranting on air. The film explores the themes of media, power, and madness in a darkly humorous way.
Network is a comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, and William Holden. It depicts the rise and fall of a TV anchorman who goes on a rant on live television and becomes a media sensation.
- (76)
- Sidney Lumet
- R
- Faye Dunaway
A supremely well-acted, intelligent film that attacks national television and other ills of the 1970s, but also leaves some unfinished business. Ebert praises the film's style, intelligence, and performances, but criticizes its script and its treatment of romance and politics.
Nov 30, 2016 · By Nicholas Barber,Features correspondent. Alamy. Forty years ago this month Network was released to widespread acclaim. But its shocking satire turned out to be eerily prescient, writes Nicholas...
