Jack Benny and Carole Lombard portray Polish actors pitted against wisecracking Nazis in wartime Warsaw in a bold, subversive Ernst Lubitsch satire decades ahead of its time.
After she witnesses the accidental death of a fan while rehearsing her latest play, successful actress Myrtle Gordon (an electrifying Gena Rowlands) confronts ghosts, personal demons, and her own mortality as she grapples with her role. Directing with his customary intensity and exuberance, John Cassavetes enlists a cast of fellow notables for his feverish hymn to the acting profession. Shunned at the time of its release, Opening Night has since become one of Cassavetes’ most influential creations.
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