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in:
  - "[[Movies]]"
related: 
director:
  - "[[Sidney Lumet]]"
actors:
  - "[[Faye Dunaway]]"
  - "[[William Holden]]"
  - "[[Peter Finch]]"
writer:
  - Paddy Chayefsky
created: 2023-10-29
tags:
  - source/movie
showType: movie
showGenre:
  - "[[Drama]]"
showGroup: 
runtime: 121 min
imdbRating: "8.1"
plot: A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.
image: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNzY0NjU5ODUtOTAzMC00NTU5LWJkZjctYWMyOWY2MTZmOWM1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI3ODAyMzE2._V1_SX300.jpg
year: 1976
yearXP: 2010
yearXPL: 2016
showStatus: watched
rating: 5.3
---
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