Newscaster Howard Beale has a message for those who package reports of cute puppies, movie premieres and fender benders as hard news: I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore. Sidney Lumet directs Paddy Chayefsky's satire (an Academy Award-winning* screenplay) about the things people do for love.and ratings. Three performers won Oscars. Best Actress Faye Dunaway is the TV exec guarding ratings like a tigress protecting cubs. Best Actor Peter Finch is Beale, whose airwave rants become a phenomenon. And William Holden, Robert Duvall and Best Supporting Actress Beatrice Straight add to the fierce vitality.Special Features: The Making of Network 6-Part Documentary: Tune in to How a Movie Landmark Caught Media Lightning, with Sidebars on Paddy Chayefsky, Getting Mad As Hell and Walter Cronkite's Reflections Vintage Paddy Chayefsky Interview Excerpt from Dinah!, Hosted by Dinah Shore Commentary by Director Sidney Lumet Private Screenings with Sidney Lumet: Turner Classic Movies Host Robert Osborne Interviews the Director Theatrical Trailer
Language: English
