--- product_id: 15474347 title: "Network [Blu-ray]" price: "₱1780" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/15474347-network-blu-ray store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Network [Blu-ray] **Price:** ₱1780 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Network [Blu-ray] - **How much does it cost?** ₱1780 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/15474347-network-blu-ray) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Newscaster Howard Beale has a message for those who package reports of cute puppies, movie premieres and fender benders as hard news: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.” Sidney Lumet directs Paddy Chayefsky’s satire (an Academy Award-winning* screenplay) about the things people do for love…and ratings. Three performers won Oscars. Best Actress Faye Dunaway is the TV exec guarding ratings like a tigress protecting cubs. Best Actor Peter Finch is Beale, whose airwave rants become a phenomenon. And William Holden, Robert Duvall and Best Supporting Actress Beatrice Straight add to the fierce vitality. Review: Four stars doesn’t say enough - One of greatest films of all time. Slightly ahead of its time when released. Ridiculous how much it anticipated today’s world. World class writing. Legendary leads doing their best work. Hilarious and thought provoking. Review: extremely high quality Blu-ray video and lots of essential extras - The 2011 Blu-ray release of Network takes full advantage of the very high quality possible in that format - as well as the room to include lots of useful extra material. The picture quality is stunning throughout - and you appreciate this even more after watching the series of extras and understand what was achieved by working skilfully within the limitations of the locations. The script by Paddy Chayefsky is pure gold - and again it's through the extras that we can gain a full appreciation by hearing director (and long time friend of Paddy's) Sidney Lumet sharing their history and mutual commitment to this film. Both men consistently described this as certainly not being satire, but rather as honest reportage. All of the Turner Classic "behind the scenes" documentary material is entertaining and revealing, but I loved the one hour interview with Sidney Lumet in which his whole brilliant career in film is discussed in leisurely detail. I also love the Paddy Chayefsky "live to air" guest appearance with Dinah Shore in which he takes full advantage of the opportunity to unreservedly share his opinion about the power and function of television. This Blu-ray was released in the same year that Sidney Lumet died, and it is a fitting tribute to his memory as well as a vital part of his legacy. After watching the feature and all the other extras, I am currently enjoying watching the feature again - this time listening to Sidney's joyful and personally informed commentary. The only aspect I'd say could be improved is just Warner's continuing strange habit of encoding the Dolby soundtracks of their mono movies as "1.0" so the audio comes only from the centre speaker. I find the sound to be much more rich, and realistic when I hear a mono signal coming from both my left and right front speakers. Most other companies encode their mono movies as "2.0" - which makes good logical sense, and saves me the trouble of changing my amplifier settings. Every other aspect of this Blu-ray is perfect - and of course the acting is all without a doubt of Academy Award standard (I am in full agreement with with Sidney and Paddy in wondering how it was possible for Network to have lost out to "Rocky" as Best Film). ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0033AI4CK | | Actors | Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch | | Best Sellers Rank | #8,343 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #794 in Comedy (Movies & TV) #1,007 in Drama Blu-ray Discs | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,299) | | Director | Sidney Lumet | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item model number | Relay time: 121min | | Language | English (DTS 5.1) | | MPAA rating | R (Restricted) | | Media Format | Blu-ray, DTS Surround Sound, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Number of discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces | | Release date | February 15, 2011 | | Run time | 2 hours and 1 minute | | Studio | WarnerBrothers | | Subtitles: | English, French, Spanish | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, Sidney Lumet - **Format:** Blu-ray, DTS Surround Sound, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen - **Genre:** Comedy, Drama - **Initial release date:** 2011-02-15 - **Language:** English ## Images ![Network [Blu-ray] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91PUsUu7CJL.jpg) ![Network [Blu-ray] - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91-Kbz3OmHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four stars doesn’t say enough *by J***N on February 21, 2026* One of greatest films of all time. Slightly ahead of its time when released. Ridiculous how much it anticipated today’s world. World class writing. Legendary leads doing their best work. Hilarious and thought provoking. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ extremely high quality Blu-ray video and lots of essential extras *by J***E on February 23, 2014* The 2011 Blu-ray release of Network takes full advantage of the very high quality possible in that format - as well as the room to include lots of useful extra material. The picture quality is stunning throughout - and you appreciate this even more after watching the series of extras and understand what was achieved by working skilfully within the limitations of the locations. The script by Paddy Chayefsky is pure gold - and again it's through the extras that we can gain a full appreciation by hearing director (and long time friend of Paddy's) Sidney Lumet sharing their history and mutual commitment to this film. Both men consistently described this as certainly not being satire, but rather as honest reportage. All of the Turner Classic "behind the scenes" documentary material is entertaining and revealing, but I loved the one hour interview with Sidney Lumet in which his whole brilliant career in film is discussed in leisurely detail. I also love the Paddy Chayefsky "live to air" guest appearance with Dinah Shore in which he takes full advantage of the opportunity to unreservedly share his opinion about the power and function of television. This Blu-ray was released in the same year that Sidney Lumet died, and it is a fitting tribute to his memory as well as a vital part of his legacy. After watching the feature and all the other extras, I am currently enjoying watching the feature again - this time listening to Sidney's joyful and personally informed commentary. The only aspect I'd say could be improved is just Warner's continuing strange habit of encoding the Dolby soundtracks of their mono movies as "1.0" so the audio comes only from the centre speaker. I find the sound to be much more rich, and realistic when I hear a mono signal coming from both my left and right front speakers. Most other companies encode their mono movies as "2.0" - which makes good logical sense, and saves me the trouble of changing my amplifier settings. Every other aspect of this Blu-ray is perfect - and of course the acting is all without a doubt of Academy Award standard (I am in full agreement with with Sidney and Paddy in wondering how it was possible for Network to have lost out to "Rocky" as Best Film). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Eerily Prescient Motion Picture *by B***R on August 29, 2010* Watch this movie and then consider what has become of television "news" since the release year of "Network" (1976). You will have to conclude that writer Paddy Chayefsky had a fully functioning crystal ball. In addition to its pin-point accuracy in predicting the future of the television news industry, "Network" remains an enormously entertaining film. A superlative cast and director in combination with Paddy Chayefsky's stunning screenplay make it one of the truly memorable films of the 1970's. I always become a little ill when I consider that "Rocky'' received the Academy Award for Best Picture instead of this film or "All the President's Men" -- something for which I will never forgive the Academy in its abject stupidity. It is for that reason that I have not, to this day, admitted "Rocky" into my movie collection. William Holden, Faye Dunnaway and Peter Finch, for which he posthumously received an Academy Award, lead the fine cast. But for me, it is Robert Duvall who is overwhelming in his brilliant portrayal of Frank Hackett, the corporate hatchet-man. One must also acknowledge the superb performances of Beatrice Straight for which she won best supporting actress in a role having five or six minutes of screen time and Ned Beatty as the corporate CEO. This film must be regarded as director Sidney Lumet's masterpiece. It is easy to draw comparisons between this film and another brilliant film also written by Chayefsky, "The Hospital" (1971). In both pictures the phrase, "I don't know what you're talking about" occurs again and again, signifying the failure of human beings to communicate. A character in both films has an epiphany or vision that could be seen as a psychotic episode which, however, alters the course of the story. Each film has a leading character who attempts to maintain the stability of the institution of which he is a part, that is nevertheless descending into madness and chaos. "Network," similar to "The Hospital," is satire which tends to turn off many people. The great playwright George S. Kaufman once observed: "Satire is what closes on Saturday night." In spite of that, "Network", thirty-fours years later continues to be a fresh and vital work of art as well as a warning as to what our culture may well, at this moment, be turning into. ## Frequently Bought Together - Network [Blu-ray] - Dog Day Afternoon 40th Anniversary (Blu-ray) - Serpico 4KUHD --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/15474347-network-blu-ray](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/15474347-network-blu-ray) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-27*