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Network (Episode 27) - Hot Date With Dan and Vicky
Semi-retired and living in the Caribbean, actor Peter Finch initially resisted starring in Network and director Sidney Lumet was equally hesitant to have a Brit play the pivotal part of American TV newscaster turned prophet Howard Beales. But an audition tape where Finch did a spot-on American accent convinced Lumet that he'd found his man. Tragically, Finch died soon after the film was completed but became the first actor to receive the Best Supporting Actor Oscar posthumously.
Dan and Vicky look at the multiple Oscar winning Network and the actors that brought it to such vivid life - Finch…
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