All About Eve

1950 139 min ★ 8.1 Drama

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. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

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Cast

Bette Davis

Margo Channing

Anne Baxter

Eve Harrington

George Sanders

Addison DeWitt

Celeste Holm

Karen Richards

Gary Merrill

Bill Sampson

Hugh Marlowe

Lloyd Richards

Thelma Ritter

Birdie Coonan

Gregory Ratoff

Max Fabian

Marilyn Monroe

Miss Caswell

Barbara Bates

Phoebe

Details

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Screenplay

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Tagline

"It's all about women... and their men!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,400,000

Revenue

$8,402,553

Production

20th Century Fox

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

September 3, 2013

★ 10/10

This classic is a must with great dialogues and script with a great performance from Bette Davis.

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JPV852

November 21, 2019

★ 8/10

Excellent performances by everyone, especially Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders, which kept me captivated more so than the story, though the dialogue was amazing. Nothing fantastic all in all but still entertaining. **4.0/5**

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Filipe Manuel Neto

October 15, 2022

★ 10/10

**Fasten your seat belts: this is one of the best films of the 20th century.** There aren't many perfect movies: At least, I don't know many. However, this film is almost certainly one of them. The result of an ideal combination of factors, which harmoniously came together to make it a work of art, it is a timeless film that is as pleasantly watched today as it was fifty years ago. But when we ...

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CinemaSerf

February 9, 2023

★ 8/10

Celeste Holm ("Karen") takes pity on stage-door groupie "Eve" (Ann Baxter) when, after the umpteenth time, she encounters her hanging around waiting for the departure of stage star "Margo Channing" (Bette Davis). She decides to take her in and introduce her to her feisty idol. "Channing" - despite the rather brusque protestations of her assistant "Birdie" (a lovely effort from Thelma Ritter) - and...