Network /

A satirical look at the politics and power struggles of television executives as a network news anchorman turns the tables on the "ratings."

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Network (Motion picture : 1976)
Other Authors:	Chayefsky, Paddy, 1923-1981 (Screenwriter), Dunaway, Faye (Actor), Holden, William, 1918-1981 (Actor), Finch, Peter, 1916-1977 (Actor), Duvall, Robert (Actor), Addy, Wesley (Actor), Beatty, Ned (Actor), Burghardt, Arthur (Actor), Burrows, Bill (Actor), Carpenter, John (Actor) (Actor), Charney, Jordan (Actor), Straight, Beatrice (Actor), Richardson, Lee, 1926-1999 (Actor), Roizman, Owen, 1936- (director of photography.), Lawrence, Elliot, 1925-2021 (composer (expression))
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[California] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [1976]
Subjects:	Television news anchors > Drama. Television broadcasting of news > Drama. Sensationalism in journalism > United States > Drama. Sensationalism in journalism. Television broadcasting of news. Television news anchors. United States. Webcast Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Internet videos. Films de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

Description
Summary:	A satirical look at the politics and power struggles of television executives as a network news anchorman turns the tables on the "ratings."
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 121 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:	02:01:00
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Awards:	Academy Award, 1977: Best actor (Finch); Best supporting actress (Straight) ; Best writing, screenplay written directly for the screen. National Film Registry selection, 2000.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Owen Roizman ; editor, Alan Heim ; original music, Elliot Lawrence.