All About Eve (1950)

09/11/1950•Drama•2h 19m

Overview

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Screenplay

Reviews

A review by Andres Gomez

Written by Andres Gomez on September 3, 2013

This classic is a must with great dialogues and script with a great performance from Bette Davis....

A review by JPV852

Written by JPV852 on November 21, 2019

Excellent performances by everyone, especially Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders, which kept me captivated more so than the story, though the dialogue was amazing. Nothing fantastic all in all but still entertaining. **4.0/5**...

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on October 15, 2022

**Fasten your seat belts: this is one of the best films of the 20th century.** There aren't many perfect movies: At least, I don't know many. However, this film is almost certainly one of them. The result of an ideal combination of factors, which ...

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on February 9, 2023

Celeste Holm ("Karen") takes pity on stage-door groupie "Eve" (Ann Baxter) when, after the umpteenth time, she encounters her hanging around waiting for the departure of stage star "Margo Channing" (Bette Davis). She decides to take her in and introd...

All About Eve (1950)

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