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Opening night [videorecording] / - Irvington, NY : Chicago, IL : Criterion Collection ; Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment, [2004], c1977. - 1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - John Cassavetes five films. Criterion collection ; 255. . - Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 255. .

Videodisc release of the 1977 motion picture. Running time does not include special features. 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Special features: New video conversation between actors Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara; new video interview with director of photography and producer Al Ruban; audio interview with Cassavetes and film historian Michel Ciment conducted after the film's release; trailers.

Director of photography, Al Ruban ; music, Bo Harwood ; editor, Tom Cornwell. Director of photography, Al Ruban ; music, Bo Harwood ; editor, Tom Cornwell.

Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, Laura Johnson.

A Broadway actress, who is unable to admit that she is aging must confront her personal and professional turmoils in order to make a part her own.

Rated PG-13.


DVD; Dolby digital.


Closed-captioned.

Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, 1978: Silver Bear- Best Actress (Rowlands) ; Interfilm Award: Otto Dibelius Film Award - Competition.

ISBN: 0780029232 (set) 9780780029231 (set) 0780029216 9780780029217

Standard No.: 037429199220 (set) 037429199022

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Feature films--United States
Actresses--Drama.
Midlife crisis--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films--United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4372