Art House Theater Day: Network
August 1, 2026
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Saturday, August 1, 2026
This media satire, directed by Sidney Lumet from a brilliantly incisive script by Paddy Chayefsky, is an X-ray of the corrupted soul of a corporate-dominated America, startlingly prescient in its anticipation of today’s outrage-driven news cycle. At a struggling television network, ambitious executive Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) finds herself with a hit on her hands when disgruntled newscaster Howard Beale (Peter Finch) goes off script, transforming himself into a mad-as-hell prophet railing against the ills of modern society. But can she control the populist revolution they have unleashed on the airwaves? Garnering four Oscars, including for Dunaway, Finch, and Chayefsky, this no-holds-barred New Hollywood classic remains as fearlessly funny as it is unnervingly relevant.
- Director: Sidney Lumet
- Principal Cast: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beattty
- Country: USA
- Year: 1976
- Running Time: 121 min.
- Producer: Howard Gottfried
- Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
- Cinematographers: Owen Roizman
- Editors: Alan Heim
- Music: Elliot Lawrence
- US Distributor: Park Circus