Factual error: In the story that Schumacher tells Howard Beale in the beginning of the film, he says that in 1951 he was sent on a remote to cover the opening of the lower level of the George Washington Bridge. The lower level, in fact, did not open until 1962.
Network (1976)
1 factual error
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Robert Duvall, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch
Genres: Drama
Continuity mistake: The first time William Holden and Faye Dunaway have dinner together, Holden's lit cigarette changes length several times in both directions.
Diana Christensen: The next time I send out a marketing analysis you all better read it or I'll sack the fucking lot of you.
Trivia: Peter Finch was the first actor to win an Academy Award posthumously.
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