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Opening Night
Opening Night

Opening Night

1977 144 min ★ 7.6 Drama

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.

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Cast

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Myrtle Gordon

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Maurice Aarons

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Manny Victor

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Sarah Goode

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

David Samuels

Zohra Lampert

Zohra Lampert

Dorothy Victor

Laura Johnson

Laura Johnson

Nancy Stein

John Tuell

Gus Simmons

Ray Powers

Jimmy

John Finnegan

John Finnegan

Bobby

Details

Director

John Cassavetes

Tagline

"The Show Must Go On…"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Faces International Films

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