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Brilliant Paddy Chayefsky story of a declining television newsman who is turned into a ranting prophet of the airwaves by a crafty female programming executive. Well deserved Oscars went to Dunaway, Finch and Straight!
Original Release
11/27/1976
US Release
11/27/1976
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Faye Dunaway | Diana Christensen |
William Holden | Max Schumacher |
Peter Finch | Howard Beale |
Robert Duvall | Frank Hackett |
Wesley Addy | Nelson Chaney |
Ned Beatty | Arthur Jensen |
Arthur Burghardt | Great Ahmed Kahn |
Bill Burrows | TV Director |
John Carpenter | George Bosch |
Jordan Charney | Harry Hunter |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Faye Dunaway | Diana Christensen |
William Holden | Max Schumacher |
Peter Finch | Howard Beale |
Robert Duvall | Frank Hackett |
Wesley Addy | Nelson Chaney |
Ned Beatty | Arthur Jensen |
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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Fred C. Caruso | Producer |
Howard Gottfried | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1977 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1977 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
1977 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1977 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Won |
1977 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1977 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
1977 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1977 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Won |
1977 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
1977 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1977 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1977 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Won |
1977 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
1977 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
1977 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Won |