Network
1976
****½
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Beatrice Straight
A tightly scripted, wonderfully acted and sharply directed satire about a television network. The channel's obsession with ratings over anything else may seem obvious now, but the film remains funny and poignant. Three actors (Dunaway, Finch, Straight) and the screenplay were rewarded with Academy Awards.
