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Overview

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9.1/10   67 votes
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Directors:
Ron Field
Bill Foster
Writers:
Betty Comden (writer)
Adolph Green (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
15 March 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Plot:
An aspiring actress, whose sugar-coated appearance belies her ruthless drive, worms herself into the life of an aging star and schemes to replace her on the stage as the star of a new play. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. more
User Comments:
A Re-evaluation more

Cast

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Lauren Bacall ... Margo Channing

Larry Hagman ... Bill Sampson
Penny Fuller ... Eve Harrington
Sarah Marshall ... Karen Richards
Robert Mandan ... Howard Benedict
Harvey Evans ... Duane
Rod McLennan ... Buzz Richards
Debbie Bowen ... Debbie
Bob Sherman ... Bert (as Rob Sherman)
David Knight ... Peter
James Berwick ... Stan
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A television version of the 1970s Broadway musical with the London cast. more
Movie Connections:
Version of All About Eve (1950) more
Soundtrack:
Backstage Babble more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
A Re-evaluation, 28 April 2005
8/10
Author: mista005 from Cincinnati, OH

I've had a comment on here for years about this TV special which was very unfair. Especially considering I had never seen the program all the way through. After seeing only bits and pieces (mostly the overly theatrical bits) on a poor quality video, I called it "so bad it's good" and gave Lauren Bacall low marks for her performance. Well, after getting a copy for myself and seeing the whole thing, I loved it! Lauren Bacall's performance actually is wonderful and was well-deserving of the Tony award. Yes, it is a bit too theatrical at times, but considering these performers had played the roles on stage for some time, that is forgivable. Ms. Bacall's "Welcome to the Theater" number is positively chilling. Larry Hagman does a commendable job as a song-and-dance man as well. Overall, I am very pleased to finally have this in my collection. Now if only I could get a local theater to produce it on stage... Everyone says it's too dated, so I guess we'll just do another 400 year old Shakespeare play!!!

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