Network (1976)

Genres:

Drama

Languages:

English | German | Spanish | Italian | French

Reviews:

1 reviews

Released:

17 March 2003

Format:

DVD

Staring

Director

Sidney Lumet

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Just ok

Conor from Louth, 16 May 2011

I added this to my rental queue as it came up on many 'greatest movie' lists. Definitely not the classic I was expecting. Aside from the glaring references to the insensitive nature of people in the media and the famous "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore" line - it wasn't really worth it.

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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...

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