Network

“Television will never be the same.”

Howard Beale (Peter Finch), a longtime news anchor, is told he's being let go because of his age, so he promises viewers he'll kill himself on air during his farewell broadcast. Sidney Lumet follows the network as Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) sees the ratings jump and Max Schumacher (William Holden) watches his friend turn into a product. For Beale, the show that is ending his career might also be what finishes him.