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by Sidney Lumet, Paddy Chayefsky
Story added by guam2020 on July 17, 2020
In this lauded satire, veteran news anchorman Howard Beale discovers that he's being put out to pasture, and he's none too happy about it. After threatening to shoot himself on live television, instead he launches into an angry televised rant, which turns out to be a huge ratings boost for the UBS network. This stunt allows ambitious producer Diana Christensen to develop even more outrageous pr...
#satire
#1970s
#blackcomedy
#classic
#lumet
#sidneylumet
#duvall
#robertduvall
#fayedunaway
#williamholden
#war