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Opening Night

12/22/1977

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2hrs 24min

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Drama

The Show Must Go On…

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Gena Rowlands
  • John Cassavetes
  • Ben Gazzara
  • Joan Blondell
  • Paul Stewart

    Directors

  • Edward Ledding
  • Lisa Hallas-Gottlieb
  • Joanne T. Harwood

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Faces International Films

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Gena Rowlands

Myrtle Gordon

John Cassavetes

Maurice Aarons

Ben Gazzara

Manny Victor

Joan Blondell

Sarah Goode

Paul Stewart

David Samuels

Zohra Lampert

Dorothy Victor

Laura Johnson

Nancy Stein

John Tuell

Gus Simmons

Ray Powers

Jimmy

John Finnegan

Bobby

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