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While in the midst of rehearsals for her latest play, Broadway actor Myrtle Gordon (Gena Rowlands) witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan, after which she begins to confront the chaos of her own life. Headlined by a virtuoso performance by Rowlands, John Cassavetes’s Opening Night lays bare the drama of a performer who, at great personal cost, makes a part her own, and it functions as a metaphor for the director’s singular, wrenched-from-the-heart creative method.
Original Release
12/22/1977
US Release
12/22/1977
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Gena Rowlands | Myrtle Gordon |
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 |
Louise Lewis | Kelly (as Louise Fitch) / Kelly |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gena Rowlands | Myrtle Gordon |
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 |
Louise Lewis | Kelly (as Louise Fitch) / Kelly |
Fred Draper | Leo |
Katherine Cassavetes | Vivian |
Lady Rowlands | Melva Drake |
Carol Warren | Carla |
Briana Carver | Lena |
Meade Roberts | Eddie Stein |
Eleanor Zee | Sylvia Stein |
David Rowlands | Doorman |
Sharon Van Ivan | Shirley |
Jimmy Christie | News Stand Operator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sam Shaw | Executive Producer |
Mike Lally | Producer |
Al Ruban | Producer |
Michael Lally | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Nominated |