---
title: 'Opening Night (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cassavetes'
released: '1977-12-25'
runtime_minutes: 139
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/opening-night-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079672/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Opening Night (1977)

1977 · PG-13 · 139 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Opening Night is a 1977 American psychological drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes, and starring Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, and Cassavetes. Its plot follows a stage actress who, after witnessing the accidental death of a fan, struggles through a nervous breakdown while she prepares for an upcoming Broadway premiere.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cassavetes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cassavetes)
- **Screenplay:** [John Cassavetes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cassavetes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bo Harwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-harwood)
- **Producer:** [Al Ruban](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-ruban)
- **Director of Photography:** [Al Ruban](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-ruban)

## Cast

- [Joan Blondell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-blondell)
- [Gena Rowlands](https://cinepixo.com/people/gena-rowlands)
- [John Cassavetes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cassavetes)
- [Paul Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-stewart)
- [Zohra Lampert](https://cinepixo.com/people/zohra-lampert)
- [Peter Falk](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-falk)
- [Laura Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-johnson)
- [Ben Gazzara](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-gazzara)

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