Network [Criterion Collection Blu-ray]

When veteran news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch) is fired, he announces on air that he will kill himself, and his ratings soar. Ambitious programming chief Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) turns his furious rants into a hit show, while his old friend Max Schumacher (William Holden) watches the network sell its soul. Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky's prophetic satire won four Oscars, including for Finch, Dunaway, Beatrice Straight and Chayefsky's screenplay.

Special features: Audio commentary; making-of documentary; Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words (2025) documentary; theatrical trailer; essay.

Details: 1976, USA. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Written by Paddy Chayefsky. With Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight. Rated R. 121 minutes. Blu-ray, widescreen. English SDH subtitles. The Criterion Collection.