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Synopsis
Based on the story The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr, All About Eve is an elegantly bitchy backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing (Bette Davis), weaving a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Taking pity on the girl, Margo takes Eve as her personal assistant. Before long, it becomes apparent that naïve Eve is a Machiavellian conniver who cold-bloodedly uses Margo, her director Bill Sampson (Gary Merill), Lloyd's wife Karen (Celeste Holm), and waspish critic Addison De Witt (George Sanders) to rise to the top of the theatrical heap. Also appearing in All About Eve is Marilyn Monroe, introduced by Addison De Witt as "a graduate of the Copacabana school of dramatic art." This is but one of the hundreds of unforgettable lines penned by writer/director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the most famous of which is Margo Channing's lip-sneering admonition, "Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night." All About Eve received 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Barbara Bates Phoebe
Anne Baxter Eve Harrington
Eugene Borden Frenchman
Bette Davis Margo Channing
Steven Geray Captain of Waiters
Walter Hampden Aged Actor (Speaker at Dinner)
Craig Hill Leading Man
Celeste Holm Karen Richards
Hugh Marlowe Lloyd Richards
Gary Merrill Bill Sampson
Marilyn Monroe Miss Claudia Caswell
William Pullen Clerk
Thelma Ritter Birdie Coonan
George Sanders Addison De Witt
Claude Stroud Pianist
Randy Stuart Girl
Barbara White Autograph Seeker
Gregory Ratoff Max Fabian
Helen Mowery Reporter

Production Crew

George W. Davis Art Director
Lyle Wheeler Art Director
Milton Krasner Cinematographer
Alfred Newman Composer (Music Score)
Charles LeMaire Costume Designer
Edith Head Costume Designer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director
Barbara McLean Editor
Gaston Glass First Assistant Director
Ben Nye, Sr. Makeup
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Screenwriter
Thomas K. Little Set Designer
Walter Scott Set Designer
Mary Orr Short Story Author
Mary Orr Short Story Author
Roger Heman Sound/Sound Designer
W.D. Flick Sound/Sound Designer
Fred Sersen Special Effects
Year: 1950
Runtime: 138
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Produced by
20th Century Fox

Awards
1950 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1950 - Best Picture - Academy
1950 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1950 - Best Film - Any Source - British Academy of Film and Television
1950 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1951 - Special Jury Prize - Cannes International Film Festival
1951 - Special Jury Prize - Cannes Film Festival
1989 - U.S. National Film Registry - Library of Congress
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute