All About Eve

All About Eve

It's all about women... and their men!

PG 1950 · 139 min · ★ 8.1 (2K) · Drama

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.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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Bette Davis Margo Channing
Anne Baxter Eve Harrington
George Sanders Addison DeWitt
Celeste Holm Karen Richards
Gary Merrill Bill Sampson
Hugh Marlowe Lloyd Richards
Thelma Ritter Birdie Coonan
Gregory Ratoff Max Fabian
Marilyn Monroe Miss Caswell
Barbara Bates Phoebe
Walter Hampden Aged Actor
Randy Stuart Girl

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