What is Network (1976 movie)?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = Network | image = | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = | director = [[Sidney Lumet]] | producer = [[Howard Gottfried]]<br />[[Fred C. Caruso]] | writer = [[Paddy Chayefsky]] | narrator = [[Lee Richardson (actor)|Lee Richardson]] | starring = {{plainlist| * [[Faye Dunaway]] * [[William Holden]] * [[Peter Finch]] * [[Robert Duvall]] * [[Beatrice Straight]] * [[Ned Beatty]] }} | music = [[Elliot Lawrence]] | cinematography = [[Owen Roizman]] | editing = [[Alan Heim]] | studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] | distributor = [[United Artists]] | released = {{Film date|1976|11|27}} | runtime = 121 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 121:23--><ref>{{cite web|title=''NETWORK'' (AA)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/network-film|work=[[United Artists]]|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=November 1, 1976|access-date=July 11, 2014}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $3.8 million | gross = $23.7 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3798238721/|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=Network, Box Office Information|access-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> }} '''''Network''''' is a 1976 American [[Satire|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 [[Audience measurement|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 [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Finch), [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] (Dunaway), [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Straig