In this lauded satire, veteran news anchorman Howard Beale (Peter Finch) 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 (Faye Dunaway) to develop even more outrageous programming, a concept that she takes to unsettling extremes.
Release date: November 27, 1976 (USA)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, MORE
Screenplay: Paddy Chayefsky
Box office: 23.7 million USD
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role,