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Movie Showcase: Opening Night

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on BBC Two England

continues the season of recent, highly-acclaimed films. 4 starring
Myrtle Gordon is a beautiful, famous and wealthy actress. During rehearsals for her latest play she witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan. The event, combined with the traumas of rehearsal, pushes her into a state of near-breakdown. The film brilliantly evokes the tensions and back-stage dramas that precede a first night, interwoven with a deeply-moving portrait of a vulnerable actress at a crisis in her career and life. Gena Rowlands gives one of the screen's greatest performances in the central role.
Probably Cassavetes', best film to date
(MONTHLY FILM BULLETIN)
Produced by AL RUBAN
Written and directed by JOHN CASSAVETES (First showing on British television) Films: page 19

Contributors

Unknown:
Myrtle Gordon
Unknown:
Gena Rowlands
Produced By:
Al Ruban
Directed By:
John Cassavetes
Myrtle Gordon:
Gena Rowlands
Maurice Aarons:
John Cassavetes
Manny Victor:
Ben Gazzara
Sarah Goode:
Joan Blondell
David Samuels:
Paul Stewart
Dorothy Victor:
Zohra Lampert
Nancy Stein:
Laura Johnson
Gus Simmons:
John Tuell
Jimmy:
Ray Powers
Prop man:
John Finnegan
Kelly:
Louise Fitch
Leo:
Fred Draper
Vivian:
Katherine Cassavetes
Melva Drake:
Lady Rowlands
Source: Radio Times

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