Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
- adultery
- new york city
- corruption
- profit
- satire
- tv ratings
- murder
- corporate
- reporter
- co-workers relationship
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Faye Dunaway
Diana Christensen
William Holden
Max Schumacher
Peter Finch
Howard Beale
Robert Duvall
Frank Hackett
- Ned Beatty — Arthur Jensen
- Beatrice Straight — Louise Schumacher
- Wesley Addy — Nelson Chaney
- 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
- Directed
- Sidney Lumet
- Written
- Paddy Chayefsky
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 2,100 ratings
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
