All About Eve (1950)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writer:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written by)
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Release Date:

15 January 1951 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Actress | Critic | Theater | Director | Party

Awards:

Won 6 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

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
Eddie Fisher	...	Stage Manager of Theatre
William Pullen	...	Clerk
Claude Stroud	...	Pianist
Eugene Borden	...	Frenchman
Helen Mowery	...	Reporter
Steven Geray	...	Captain of Waiters (as Steve Geray)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gertrude Astor	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Jack Chefe	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
James Conaty	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Thomas Martin	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Harold Miller	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest on Dais (uncredited)
Stanley Orr	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Marion Pierce	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Larry Steers	...	Sarah Siddons Awards Guest (uncredited)
Robert Whitney	...	Actor in 'Hearts of Oak' (uncredited)

Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writing credits
Joseph L. Mankiewicz		(written by)
Erich Kästner		dialogue: German version (uncredited)
Mary Orr		story "The Wisdom of Eve" (uncredited)

Produced by
Darryl F. Zanuck	....	producer

Original Music by
Alfred Newman

Cinematography by
Milton R. Krasner		(director of photography) (as Milton Krasner)

Film Editing by
Barbara McLean

Art Direction by
George W. Davis
Lyle R. Wheeler		(as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by
Thomas Little
Walter M. Scott

Makeup Department
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Franz Prehoda	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Kay Reed	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Gladys Witten	....	key hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Robert R. Snody	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gaston Glass	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
W.D. Flick	....	sound
Roger Heman Sr.	....	sound (as Roger Heman)
Thomas T. Moulton	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Fred Sersen	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Vaughn Ashen	....	gaffer (uncredited)
James E. Lavin	....	grip (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Ray Nolan	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edith Head	....	costume designer: Miss Bette Davis
Charles Le Maire	....	wardrobe director (as Charles LeMaire)
Sam Benson	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department
Edward B. Powell	....	orchestrator (as Edward Powell)
Alfred Newman	....	musical director (uncredited)

Other crew
Darryl F. Zanuck	....	presenter
Weslie Jones	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (produced by)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1950) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Fox Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Park Circus (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Best Performance (USA) (working title)
Ève (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
La malvada (Argentina) (Mexico) [es]
бЯ╦ Н еБЕ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
A Malvada (Brazil) [pt]
Alles über Eva (West Germany) [de]
Allt om Eva (Sweden) [sv]
Alt om Eva (Denmark) [da]
Eva (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Eva (Greece) [el]
Eva (Portugal) [pt]
Eva al desnudo (Spain) [es]
Eva contro Eva (Italy) [it]
Ha-Kol Odot Hava (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Kaikki Eevasta (Finland) [fi]
Ola gia tin Eva (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
Perde açiliyor (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Tot sobre Eva (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Wszystko o Ewie (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

138 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound 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:12

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Although he received screen credit, actor Eddie Fisher's scene was cut before the film's release.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Bill proposes a toast to Margo, she changes the cigarette from her left hand to her right. But next shot it is still in her left hand.

Quotes:

[throwing door open]
Eve Harrington: Get out.
Addison DeWitt: You're too short for that gesture.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1983) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)

Fasten your seat belts...

What can you say about a film like this? It has one of the greatest screenplays ever written, fabulous directing, and sensational performances by Anne Baxter, Bette Davis and George Sanders. And on top of it all, it's got Marilyn Monroe! What more could you want?!? It's full of snappy dialogue, great one liners, and a realistic and interesting plot. The epitome of good movie making. Oh, if only today's filmmakers were forced to watch All About Eve before they were allowed to make their own!