Network (1976 movie)
1976 film by Sidney Lumet
Network is a 1976 American satirical black comedy-drama movie written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet. It is about a fictional television network, UBS and its struggle with poor ratings. The movie stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch and Robert Duvall with Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty and Beatrice Straight.
| Network | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Written by | Paddy Chayefsky |
| Produced by | Howard Gottfried Fred C. Caruso |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Lee Richardson |
| Cinematography | Owen Roizman |
| Edited by | Alan Heim |
| Music by | Elliot Lawrence |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.8 million |
| Box office | $23.7 million[2] |
Network had strong positive reviews. It won four Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Actor (Finch), Best Actress (Dunaway), Best Supporting Actress (Straight) and Best Original Screenplay (Chayefsky) and 4 Golden Globe Awards.
In 2000, the Library of Congress included Network into the United States National Film Registry.
References
change- ↑ "NETWORK (AA)". United Artists. British Board of Film Classification. November 1, 1976. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Network, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
