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Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders (View All)
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Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders
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
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MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Running Time
138
Locations
- Broadway, New York City, NY
Language
- English
Awards
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 1950 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Special Jury Prize award at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Black and White Art Direction award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 1950 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1950 New York Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1950 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Drama or Comedy Score award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 1950 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 1950 New York Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1950 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the U.S. National Film Registry award at the 1989 Library of Congress [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Black and White Cinematography award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Film - Any Source award at the 1950 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Black and White Costume Design award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1950 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the 100 Greatest American Movies award at the 1998 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1950 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 1950 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
