all about eve

a 1950 classic. subtitles in english 2hr 08 mins

Genre: Drama

Tagline: It's all about women---and their men!

Plot Outline: An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.

User Comments: A Miracle Of A Movie

User Rating: 8.4/10 (17,522 votes) top 250: #75

Cast overview, first billed only:

Bette Davis .... Margo Channing

Anne Baxter .... Eve Harrington
George Sanders .... Addison DeWitt
Celeste Holm .... Karen Richards
Gary Merrill .... Bill Sampson
Hugh Marlowe .... Lloyd Richards
Gregory Ratoff .... Max Fabian
Barbara Bates .... Phoebe

Marilyn Monroe .... Miss Caswell
Thelma Ritter .... Birdie Coonan
Walter Hampden .... Master of Ceremonies
Randy Stuart .... Girl
Craig Hill .... Leading man
Leland Harris .... Doorman
Barbara White .... Autograph seeker
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Also Known As:
Best Performance (USA) (working title)
Runtime: 138 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification: UK:A (original rating) / UK:U (video rating) (1987) / Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) / Canada:G (Quebec) / Canada:A (Nova Scotia) / Argentina:13 / Australia:PG / Chile:14 / Finland:S / Peru:14 / Spain:13 / USA:Unrated / West Germany:12

Trivia: Ingrid Bergman was another actress considered for the part of Margo Channing but she had just fallen in love with Italian director Roberto Rossellini and didn't want to leave Italy. (more)

Goofs: Continuity: Bill prepares only two martinis and gives one to Margo and the other to Karen. However, after she drinks, Margo gives him back the empty glass and receives one more.

Quotes:
Addison DeWitt: What do you take me for?
Eve Harrington: I don't know that I'd take you for anything.

Awards: Won 6 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 15 nominations


ALL ABOUT EVE

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User Comments:

69 out of 99 people found the following comment useful:-
A Miracle Of A Movie, 19 March 2004

Author: marcosaguado from Los Angeles, USA


What a genius Joseph L Manckiewicz was. A literary script that is totally accessible. A melodrama for the thinking man. A film that is as engrossing and entertaining every time you see it. Bette Davis touches all the raw nerves of her mythological career. Anne Baxter never went this far. Thelma Ritter became a sort of icon. Marilyn Monroe gives us a preview of forthcoming attractions as a graduated from the "Copacabana" academy of dramatic arts. Celeste Holm represents us, all of us and George Sanders creates a prototype for a cultured monster that is immediately recognizable. I don't recall another film in which the nature of selfishness is so wittily dissected. A total triumph.