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Network

1976 film by Sidney Lumet
Movie film Q572165
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Summary

Network is a film[1]. Network ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,790 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actress[5], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[7]
  • Director: Sidney Lumet[8]
  • Screenwriter: Paddy Chayefsky[9]
  • Composer: Elliot Lawrence[10]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[11]
  • Genre: comedy drama[12], drama film[13], comedy film[14], black comedy film[15], satirical film[16], romantic comedy film[17]
  • Named after: television network[18]
  • Cast member: Faye Dunaway[19], William Holden[20], Peter Finch[21], Robert Duvall[22], Ned Beatty[23], Beatrice Straight[24], Lee Richardson[25], Wesley Addy[26], Conchata Ferrell[27], Darryl Hickman[28], Ken Kercheval[29], Lane Smith[30], Lance Henriksen[31], Gerald Ford[32]
  • Producer: Fred C. Caruso[33]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[34], United Artists[35]
  • Director of photography: Owen Roizman[36]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[37]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[38]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[39]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[40], 83/100[41], 90%[42]
  • Color: color[43]
  • Country of origin: United States[44]
  • Publication date: November 14, 1976[45], March 10, 1977[46], November 19, 1976[47], November 27, 1976[48], December 16, 1976[49], 1976[50]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[51], Netflix[52]
  • Narrative location: New York City[53]
  • Film editor: Alan Heim[54]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[55], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[56], Academy Award for Best Actor[57], Academy Award for Best Actress[58], Academy Award for Best Director[59], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[60], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[61], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[62], Academy Award for Best Picture[63]
  • Title: Network[64]
  • MPA film rating: R[65]

Why It Matters

Network has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Network is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

FAQs

What awards did Network receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actress[5], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[6].

Related Entities

Beatrice Straight Conchata Ferrell Faye Dunaway film Gerald Ford John Carpenter Lance Henriksen Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ned Beatty Netflix New York City Peter Finch Robert Duvall Sidney Lumet United States William Holden

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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