the mad prophet of the airwaves
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The mad prophet of the airwaves is the on-air persona of Howard Beale, the deranged yet truth-telling television news anchor from the 1976 film "Network."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| the mad prophet of the airwaves canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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fictional character ⓘ film ⓘ on-air persona ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| alterEgoOf | Howard Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| associatedWith | UBS network (fictional TV network) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardForRole | Howard Beale / the mad prophet of the airwaves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Actor for Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
deranged
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truth-telling ⓘ |
| characterType | television news anchor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | became an iconic representation of media outrage ⓘ |
| depicts | mental breakdown on live television ⓘ |
| director | Sidney Lumet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | UBS Evening News (fictional program) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Network (1976 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| inspiredTerm | "mad prophet of the airwaves" used to describe ranting media figures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | prophetic truth-teller on television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor | on-air monologues criticizing television and corporations ⓘ |
| notableQuote | I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore! ⓘ |
| notableScene | on-air rant encouraging viewers to shout out of their windows ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
critique of television news sensationalism
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media manipulation ⓘ |
| occupation |
television news anchor
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television news anchor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American film canon ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Peter Finch
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Peter Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City (fictionalized television studio setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | public anger and disillusionment with mass media ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 1970s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Howard Beale