Principal cast
Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer and Cliff Gorman


All that work. All that glitter. All that pain. All that love. All that crazy rhythm.
Screen Path places this 1979 film at stop 472 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer and Cliff Gorman
Giuseppe Rotunno (director of photography), Alan Heim (editor), Ralph Burns (original music composer), Philip Rosenberg (production design) and Tony Walton (production design)
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