Network (1976 film)
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Network (1976 film) is a satirical drama about the television industry and media sensationalism, renowned for its darkly prophetic critique of corporate-controlled news.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Network (1976 film) canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ satirical drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Beatrice Straight as Louise Schumacher
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Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Beatty as Arthur Jensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Finch as Howard Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall as Frank Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ William Holden as Max Schumacher ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Owen Roizman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Elliot Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Sidney Lumet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Alan Heim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousLine | "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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drama film ⓘ media satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arthur Jensen
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Diana Christensen NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Schumacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
commercialization of journalism
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corporate control of news ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ television industry ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
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Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| oscarAward |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oscarWinningActor | Peter Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oscarWinningActress | Faye Dunaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oscarWinningSupportingActress | Beatrice Straight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oscarWinningWriter | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
corporate influence on news content
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exploitation of mental breakdown for ratings ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Gottfried NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of American cinema
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culturally significant film ⓘ |
| registrySelectionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-11-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 121 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedBy | United States National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionReason | culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
New York City
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television newsroom ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Beatrice Straight
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Faye Dunaway NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Finch NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Duvall NERFINISHED ⓘ William Holden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ratings-driven programming
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television news business ⓘ |
| title | Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInResponseTo | 1970s television industry practices ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Howard Beale
subject surface form:
Network (screenplay)