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Opening Night (1977)

Opening Night

Subtitles for: Opening Night (1977)

"The Show Must Go On…"

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.

Rate★ 7.6/10 (261 votes)
GenreDrama
Duration2h 24m
CountryUnited States of America
Release22 Dec 1977
LanguageEN
DirectorJohn Cassavetes
Keywordsalcoholautographagingapparitioncar accidentnervous breakdownobsessed fanalcoholicbroadway starstage playbroadway theatrelost youthpsychological disorderformer loversaging actressspiritual mediumopening night
IMDbtt0079672 ↗
TypeMovie Released

Cast

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Gena RowlandsMyrtle Gordon
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John CassavetesMaurice Aarons
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Ben GazzaraManny Victor
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Joan BlondellSarah Goode
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Paul StewartDavid Samuels
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Zohra LampertDorothy Victor
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Laura JohnsonNancy Stein
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John TuellGus Simmons
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Ray PowersJimmy
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John FinneganBobby
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