Opening Night is as dense and difficult as one would expect from John Cassavetes, but even the director's detractors will be unable to deny the power of Gena Rowlands' performance.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Cassavetes -
Producer -
Al Ruban -
Screenwriter -
John Cassavetes -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 25, 1977, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 29, 2011 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$10.5K -
Runtime -
2h 24m