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Opening Night
Directed by John Cassavetes
1977•2h 24m•PG-13•★ 7.9
Drama
Synopsis
A celebrated Broadway theater actress spirals into alcoholism, terrifying hallucinations, and emotional paralysis after a teenage fan is struck and killed by a car outside the stage door, rebelling against her playwright's dialogue about an aging woman facing irrelevance. John Cassavetes' titanic tour-de-force featuring Gena Rowlands' Berlin Silver Bear-winning tour-de-force.
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DirectorJohn Cassavetes
WriterJohn Cassavetes
CinematographyAl Ruban
MusicBo Harwood
Principal Cast
Gena RowlandsMyrtle GordonJohn CassavetesMaurice Aarons
Ben GazzaraManny Victor
Joan BlondellSarah Goode
Paul StewartDavid Samuels
Zohra LampertDorothy Victor
Laura JohnsonNancy Stein
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John TuellGus SimmonsTechnical Specifications
Runtime2h 24m (144 mins)
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DirectorJohn Cassavetes
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioFaces Distribution
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