On this day in movie history - Network (1976)

Network

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Paddy Chayefsky,

was released in the United States on November 27, 1976.

Music by Elliot Lawrence.

Cast:

Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Wesley Addy, Ned Beatty, Arthur Burghardt, Bill Burrows, John Carpenter, Jordan Charney, Kathy Cronkite, Ed Crowley, Jerome Dempsey, Conchata Ferrell, Gene Gross, Stanley Grover, Cindy Grover, Darryl Hickman, Mitchell Jason, Paul Jenkins, Ken Kercheval, Kenneth Kimmins, Lynn Klugman, Carolyn Krigbaum, Zane Lasky, Michael Lipton, Michael Lombard, Pirie MacDonald, Russ Petranto, Bernard Pollock, Roy Poole, William Prince, Sasha von Scherler, Lane Smith, Ted Sorel, Beatrice Straight, Fred Stuthman, Cameron Thomas, Marlene Warfield, Lydia Wilen, Lee Richardson, Robert P. Cohen, Andrew Duncan, Todd Everett, John Gabriel, Tom Gibney, Lance Henriksen, Raymond Martino, John Pashley, Michael Tucker.

Born on this day – Peter Finch:

Peter Finch

Actor

September 28, 1916 – January 14, 1977

Credits:

Raid on Entebbe (1976); Network (1976); The Abdication (1974); England Made Me (1973); The Nelson Affair (1973); Lost Horizon (1973); Something to Hide (1972); Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971); The Greatest Mother of Them All (1969); The Red Tent (1969); The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968); Far from the Madding Crowd (1967); Come Spy with Me (1967); 10:30 P.M. Summer (1966); Judith (1966); The Flight of the Phoenix (1965); First Men in the Moon (1964); Girl with Green Eyes (1964); The Pumpkin Eater (1964); In the Cool of the Day (1963); I Thank a Fool (1962); No Love for Johnnie (1961); The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961); The Day (1960); The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960); Kidnapped (1960); The Nun's Story (1959); Operation Amsterdam (1959); Windom's Way (1957); Robbery Under Arms (1957); The Shiralee (1957); Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956); A Town Like Alice (1956); Simon and Laura (1955); Josephine and Men (1955); Make Me an Offer! (1955); Passage Home (1955); The Warriors (1955); The Detective (1954); Elephant Walk (1954); The Heart of the Matter (1953); Gilbert and Sullivan (1953); The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952); Captain Carvallo (1951); The Miniver Story (1950); The Wooden Horse (1950); Train of Events (1949); Eureka Stockade (1949); A Son Is Born (1946); Red Sky at Morning (1944); The Rats of Tobruk (1944); These Stars Are Mine (1943); South West Pacific (1943); The Power and the Glory (1941); Mr. Chedworth Steps Out (1939); The Farmer Goes to Town (1938); The Magic Shoes (1935).

Born on this Day - Beatrice Straight:

 Actress

August 2, 1914 - April 7, 2001

Beatrice Whitney Straight was an American theatre, film and television actress.

She won a Tony Award and was an Academy Award winner for her role in Network, appearing on screen for just over five minutes.

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