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All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story (and subsequent 1949 radio drama) "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit.
With Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm. Seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingenue Eve Harrington insinuates herself into the lives of aging Broadway star Margo Channing and her circle of theater friends in this Oscar-winning story.
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- Drama
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- 1950-10-27
All About Eve, American film, released in 1950, that delighted critics with its acid wit and that starred Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, and George Sanders. The movie received six Academy Awards, including that for best picture. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
- Pat Bauer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders. Item Size. 997.6M. From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing.
- 138 min
Smart, sophisticated, and devastatingly funny, All About Eve is a Hollywood classic that only improves with age. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. Joseph L. Mankiewicz's bad taste, exhibited...
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- Bette Davis
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Twentieth Century Fox
A classic Hollywood film about a Broadway star and her ambitious fan, starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. The Criterion edition includes commentaries, documentaries, essays and more.
Eve is a breathless fan, eyes brimming with phony sincerity. She worms her way into Margo’s inner circle, becoming her secretary, then her understudy, then her rival. Faking humility and pathos is her greatest role, and at first only one person sees through it: crusty old Birdie (Thelma Ritter), Margo’s wardrobe woman. “What a story!” she snaps.
