Network Movie Review 1976

As timely now as it was then; a scathing indictment of the TV industry and its propensity towards self-prostitution. A television newscaster's mental breakdown turns him into a celebrity when the network tries to profit from his illness. The individual characters are startlingly realistic and the acting is excellent.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 121 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Corporate Shenanigans, Showbiz Dramas, Ethics & Morals, Mass Media, Rebel With a Cause, Sanity Check, New York, New York, News at 11

Screenplay

Paddy Chayefsky

Cast

Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight

Cinematography

Owen Roizman

Director

Sidney Lumet

Producer

MGM

Awards

Oscars 1976: Actor (Finch), Actress (Dunaway), Orig. Screenplay, Support. Actress (Straight); AFI 1998: Top 100; British Acad. 1977: Actor (Finch); Golden Globes 1977: Actor--Drama (Finch), Actress--Drama (Dunaway), Director (Lumet), Screenplay; L.A. Film Critics 1976: Director (Lumet), Film, Natl. Film Reg. 2000;; N.Y. Film Critics 1976: Screenplay; Writers Guild 1976: Orig. Screenplay.