Synopsis
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Cast

Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen

William Holden
Max Schumacher

Peter Finch
Howard Beale

Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett

Ned Beatty
Arthur Jensen

Beatrice Straight
Louise Schumacher

Wesley Addy
Nelson Chaney

Arthur Burghardt
Great Ahmed Kahn

Bill Burrows
TV Director
John Carpenter
George Bosch

Jordan Charney
Harry Hunter

Kathy Cronkite
Mary Ann Gifford
Ed Crowley
Joe Donnelly
Jerome Dempsey
Walter C. Amundsen

Conchata Ferrell
Barbara Schlesinger

Gene Gross
Milton K. Steinman

Stanley Grover
Jack Snowden

Cindy Grover
Caroline Schumacher

Darryl Hickman
Bill Herron
Mitchell Jason
Arthur Zangwill

Paul Jenkins
TV Stage Manager

Ken Kercheval
Merrill Grant

Kenneth Kimmins
Associate Producer
Lynn Klugman
TV Production Assistant
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