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All About Eve (1950) -- An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.

Overview

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Writer:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written by)
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Release Date:
15 January 1951 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
It's all about women---and their men!
Plot:
An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 15 nominations more
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(14 articles)
Never-Before-Seen Marilyn Monroe Photos
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A Miracle Of A Movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bette Davis ... Margo

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

Marilyn Monroe ... Miss Casswell
Thelma Ritter ... Birdie
Walter Hampden ... Aged Actor
Randy Stuart ... Eve's Pal on Telephone
Craig Hill ... Leading Man in 'Footsteps on the Ceiling'
Leland Harris ... Doorman
Barbara White ... Autograph Seeker
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Best Performance (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
138 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1987) | South Korea:15 | UK:U (2007) | USA:Approved (certificate #14544) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | West Germany:12

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Trivia:
It was Darryl F. Zanuck who decided to change the working title "Best Performance" to "All About Eve" after reading one of Addison DeWitt's lines in the opening narration of the script. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of Addison DeWitt's "introduction-speech" of everyone in the movie, he's supposed to look at the stage. But the rest of the audience behind him is clearly staring in a different direction. more
Quotes:
Karen Richards: Nothing is forever in the Theatre. Whatever it is, it's here, it flares up, burns hot and then its gone. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
How About You? more

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127 out of 180 people found the following comment useful:-
A Miracle Of A Movie, 19 March 2004
10/10
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.

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