Director:
The TV station decides to fire Howard / who is no longer interested in working. Howard's old friend Max (William Holden) becomes the perfect person to deliver the bad news. When he learned that he was about to be fired / Howard / who had been working for the TV station for many years / was very angry. On the next day's show / he even announced to the audience that he was about to live broadcast his suicide. Howard's extraordinary move offended the TV station's executives / and even gave President Frank (Robert Duvall) / who had always been dissatisfied with Max / an opportunity to find trouble. During the live news broadcast the next day / Howard was supposed to apologize for his careless words and deeds as planned / but he became so angry that he spoke nonsense and pointed the finger at the shortcomings of contemporary America. Female producer Diana (Faye Dunaway) saw business opportunities in Howard's series of actions. She bribed Frank and became the driving force behind Howard.
Cast:
Faye Dunaway / William Holden / Peter Finch / Robert Duvall / Ned Beatty / Beatrice Straight
妻子的死给电视台王牌主播霍华德（彼得·芬奇 Peter Finch 饰）带来了沉重的打击，使他陷入痛苦和悲伤中无法自拔。电视台决定解雇已经无心工作的霍华德，霍华德的老朋友麦克斯（威廉·霍尔登 William Holden 饰）成为了传达这一噩耗的不二人选。得知自己即将被 解雇，为电视台做牛做马多年的霍华德十分愤怒，在第二天的节目上，他竟然向观众们预告，自己即将进行自杀直播。 霍华德的这一出格举动惹
