Bibliograph

Network, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall ; based on the film by Paddy Chayefsky

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Label

Network, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall ; based on the film by Paddy Chayefsky

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

dramas

Main title

Network

Oclc number

1005691968

Responsibility statement

adapted for the stage by Lee Hall ; based on the film by Paddy Chayefsky

Summary

I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore. Howard Beale, news anchorman, isn<U+2019>t pulling in the viewers. In his final broadcast he unravels live on screen. But when the ratings soar, the network seize on their newfound populist prophet, and Howard becomes the biggest thing on TV. Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall from the Paddy Chayefsky film, Network premiered at the National Theatre, London, in November 2017.--, Amazon.com

Target audience

adult

Classification