Starring: Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, Arthur Burghardt, William Prince, Bill Burrows, Jordan Charney, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, Marlene Warfield, Robert Duvall, Kathy Cronkite, Beatrice Straight, William Holden

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Even more compelling today than when it was first released, Sidney Lumet's Network is a wickedly funny, spot–on indictment of the TV news media. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay (Paddy Chayefsky), this searing satire stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch and Robert Duvall. When longtime news anchor Howard Beale (Finch) is fired, he suffers a violent, on–air breakdown.

Ironically, his angry rantings boost his sagging ratings – much to the surprise and delight of the UBS brass. Subsequently rehired and reinvented as the "mad prophet of the airwaves", he soon becomes a pawn of ruthless programming executives who milk his madness for every share point it's worth. Of course, when the "prophet" ceases to be profitable, something has to be done about Beale, preferably on camera, before a live studio audience...

DVD EXTRAS

Extras to be confirmed, Interactive menus, Scene access, Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Subtitles (French, Italian, Spanish), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English, German), Bonus footage, Trailers

Soundtrack Languages

 Dolby Mono: French, German, Italian, English, Spanish

Technical Details

Certification: 15
Duration: 116 mins
Format: DVD
Single Sided/Single Layer
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen / 1:1.85 (17.9) Theatrical widescreen / 1:1.85 (17:9) Theatrical widescreen
Sound: Dolby Mono
Cat. No: 15865DVD(MGM HOME ENT. (EUROPE) LTD.)
Category: Drama:General
Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired, French, German for the hearing impaired, Italian, Spanish

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