'Turn Off Your TVs!': Howard Beale; Classic Scenes From 'Network'

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- Famous scene from 'Network' (1976). Sidney Lumet's cast: Peter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duval, Ned Beatty. Winner of 4 Academy Awards and one of the most brilliant films ever assembled.

'Howard Beale' (Peter Finch) is losing his job as news anchor for a TV network 'UBS' over low ratings and corporate consolidation. Unravelling from stress, he falls into spells and ravings. Howard is exploited by the TV staff team which moves him from the news division to programs. A prime new show is created for Howard, 'The Mad Prophet of the Airways' and it becomes a huge success.

'Network' Wiki, (click the '1976 film') https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network
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- *'Network' version combined with recent cable TV news, Fox, et al. (2009).
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- 'Network' Scene: I'm Mad As Hell and I'm Not Gonna Take This Anymore!
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- 'Network' scene: 'The World Is A Corporation.' The TV Network Chairman of 'UBS,' Arthur Jensen (Ned Beatty) explains his corporate cosmology worldview to newsman Howard Beale who's losing his job and having a mental meltdown.

Actor Ned Beatty received an Oscar nomination for his stunning performance in the film.