All About Eve
Academy Award × 6·AFI #28·National Film Registry
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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.
What critics thought
One of the most unanimously praised films in Hollywood history, All About Eve was recognized immediately upon release as a sharp, sardonic masterpiece of theatrical satire. Critics singled out Bette Davis's performance as a career peak and celebrated the film's razor-sharp dialogue and sophisticated wit. Decades of retrospective criticism have only deepened its reputation — there is virtually no dissenting tradition to speak of.
“a fine Darryl Zanuck production, excellent music and an air of ultra-class complete this superior satire.”
Bosley Crowther·The New York Times
“a literate, adult film”
Abel Green·Variety
“a fascinating, continually absorbing story about Broadway theatrical people, given a mature treatment and penetrated with realistic dialogue and flashes of slick, sardonic humor.”
Harrison's Reports
“the finest role of her honorable career.”
Richard L. Coe·The Washington Post
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
StarringBette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill
ComposerAlfred Newman
All About Eve
Academy Award × 6·AFI #28·National Film Registry
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.
What critics thought
One of the most unanimously praised films in Hollywood history, All About Eve was recognized immediately upon release as a sharp, sardonic masterpiece of theatrical satire. Critics singled out Bette Davis's performance as a career peak and celebrated the film's razor-sharp dialogue and sophisticated wit. Decades of retrospective criticism have only deepened its reputation — there is virtually no dissenting tradition to speak of.
“a fine Darryl Zanuck production, excellent music and an air of ultra-class complete this superior satire.”
Bosley Crowther·The New York Times
“a literate, adult film”
Abel Green·Variety
“a fascinating, continually absorbing story about Broadway theatrical people, given a mature treatment and penetrated with realistic dialogue and flashes of slick, sardonic humor.”
Harrison's Reports
“the finest role of her honorable career.”
Richard L. Coe·The Washington Post
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
StarringBette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill
ComposerAlfred Newman
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