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15 January 1951 (Sweden) moreTagline:
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 synopsisAwards:
Won 6 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 15 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(14 articles)
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About EveryMan, About EveryWoman, About EveryLife moreCast
(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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Parents Guide:
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138 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound 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:12Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Bette Davis' marriage to William Grant Sherry was in the throes of breaking up while she was making the film. Her raspy voice in the film is largely due to the fact that she burst a blood vessel in her throat from screaming at her soon-to-be-ex-husband during one of their many rows. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz liked the croaky quality so he didn't have Davis change it. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Just before he enters Eve's suite, DeWitt swaps his cane from his left hand to the right. In following shot, shown from inside, he repeats the change. moreSoundtrack:
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You will see yourself in every character in this very intelligent, entrancing movie. Though set in "the theatre," the story could just as easily have been told in a small town, a corporation even a religious organization. Being set in the "glamorous" world of entertainment its seems all the more timely in these days of fame, fortune and the insufficiency (almost shame) of being ordinary. The theatre setting also underscores the reality that the world is a stage, and all its people, players.
So much to study in this movie: the genuine, trusting (and romantic) human; the streetwise, good, hardworking human, who's seen it all and doesn't embrace it; the jaded, heart-hardened, deceitful loser with power, who admires the same and disdains human goodness; the ambitious sociopath who fools so many; the unsuspecting onlookers who see only the façade of success; the inescapable fact that supreme achievement has been had by very low characters; the painful passage of an aging woman into the light of knowing she's loved for being beautiful beyond her appearance, for being HER; the touching portrayal of her lover who remembers his love for her as he passes on a much younger, beautiful, talented actress; the sorrow of a (betraying) friend who discovers the frightened and lonely heart of her successful friend The dialogue is sharp and clever, barked and growled, smarmy and tender A truly human movie about being human. Go find yourself in everyone!