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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 .
In Network, Beale, the anchorman for the UBS Evening News, struggles to accept the ramifications of the social ailments and depravity existing in the world.His producers exploit him for high ratings and avoid giving him the psychiatric assistance that some, especially news division president and his best friend, Max Schumacher (William Holden), think he needs.
As a screenwriter, he received three Academy Awards for Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971) and Network (1976). The movie Marty was based on his own television drama about two lonely people finding love. Network was a satire of the television industry and The Hospital was also satiric.
Network, a 2017 play based on the 1976 film; Network, a Canadian variety television series; Network, a 1980 business simulation game for the Apple II; Network, aka Taryn Haldane, a fictional character and member of the Sovereign Seven comic book series; Network, the members' newsletter of the British Sociological Association
The plot closely follows that of the 1976 film but uses stage devices and audio visual technology to immerse the audience as participants. [9] The audience becomes part of the play both as diners and a studio audience. The distance between fact and fiction is reduced, mimicking the blurring of truth and fiction in contemporary news media. [10]
Constantin Film / Cine-Art München / Dexter Film London: Frank Agrama (director/screenplay); Ron Dobrin, Fabio Piccioni (screenplay); Robin Askwith, Rula Lenska, Valerie Leon, Roger Hammond, Linda Hayden, John Clive, Carol Drinkwater, Vicki Michelle, Anna Bergman, Anthony Morton, Geraldine Gardner, Jeannie Collings 15 At the Earth's Core
May 26, 1976: Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood: May 28, 1976: Leadbelly: June 11, 1976: The Tenant: French film co-production with Marianne Productions June 25, 1976: The Big Bus: July 21, 1976: Lifeguard: August 4, 1976: Survive! Mexico: co-produced by Avant Films S.A. August 20, 1976: The Shootist: co-production with Dino De ...
For the satirical film Network (1976), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her performance is the shortest ever to win an Academy Award for acting (at five minutes and two seconds of screen time). She also received an Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the miniseries The Dain Curse (1978).