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Opening Night

Opening Night

IMDB:

7.6
Opening Night

Released

12/22/1977

Duration

2h 24m

Genre

Drama

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara

Overview

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.

Cast

Gena Rowlands

Myrtle Gordon

Gena Rowlands

John Cassavetes

Maurice Aarons

John Cassavetes

Ben Gazzara

Manny Victor

Ben Gazzara

Joan Blondell

Sarah Goode

Joan Blondell

Paul Stewart

David Samuels

Paul Stewart

Zohra Lampert

Dorothy Victor

Zohra Lampert

Laura Johnson

Nancy Stein

Laura Johnson

John Tuell

Gus Simmons

John Tuell

Ray Powers

Jimmy

Ray Powers

John Finnegan

Bobby

John Finnegan

Louise Lewis

Kelly (as Louise Fitch)

Louise Lewis

Fred Draper

Leo

Fred Draper

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