Network (1976 movie)

Network is a 1976 American satirical black comedy-drama movie written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet. It is about a fictional television network, UBS and its struggle with poor ratings. The movie stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch and Robert Duvall with Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty and Beatrice Straight.

Network had strong positive reviews. It won four Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Actor (Finch), Best Actress (Dunaway), Best Supporting Actress (Straight) and Best Original Screenplay (Chayefsky) and 4 Golden Globe Awards.

In 2000, the Library of Congress included Network into the United States National Film Registry.

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Category:1976 movies
Category:1976 comedy-drama movies
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Category:Movies about journalists
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Category:1970s English-language movies
Category:Movies set in the 1970s
Category:Movies set in New York City
Category:1976 American drama movies
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Category:American satirical movies
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