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All About Eve (1950)

138 min  -  Drama  -   15 January 1951 (Sweden)
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An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written for the screen by), and 2 more credits »
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Top 250 #94 | Won 6 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 15 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bette Davis Bette Davis ...
Anne Baxter Anne Baxter ...
Eve
George Sanders George Sanders ...
Celeste Holm Celeste Holm ...
Gary Merrill Gary Merrill ...
Hugh Marlowe Hugh Marlowe ...
Gregory Ratoff Gregory Ratoff ...
Barbara Bates Barbara Bates ...
Phoebe
Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ...
Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter ...
Walter Hampden Walter Hampden ...
Aged Actor
Randy Stuart Randy Stuart ...
Girl
Craig Hill Craig Hill ...
Leading Man
Leland Harris Leland Harris ...
Doorman
Barbara White Barbara White ...
Autograph Seeker
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Storyline

Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway star Margo Channing, playwright Lloyd Richards and director Bill Sampson. This classic story of ambition and betrayal has become part of American folklore. Bette Davis claims to have based her character on the persona of film actress Talullah Bankhead. Davis' line "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night" is legendary, but, in fact, all of the film's dialog sparkles with equal brilliance. Written by Jeanne Baker <jbaker@erim.org>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Theater | Director | Actress | Critic | Fan  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French (a few words)

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Alles über Eva See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,177 (USA) (8 October 2000) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$10,177 (USA) (8 October 2000)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

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. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): 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. See more »

Quotes

[on theatrical producers]
Claudia Caswell: Why do they always look like unhappy rabbits?
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Crazy Credits

Eddie Fisher is credited in the cast as 'Stage Manager,' although all of his scenes were cut from the released print. This is not the the singer Eddie Fisher, but another actor. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Richard Roeper & the Movies: Black Swan (#1.90)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Blue Moon"
(1934) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Played on the piano at the party while Lloyd and Margo are in the kitchen See more »