All About Eve

Name: All About Eve
Genre: Drama
Released: 1950-11-09
Duration: 2 h 19 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill

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

All About Eve (1950)

Timing: 2:19 (139 min)

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Budget

$1 400 000

Box office

$64 335

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Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Actors

Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Thelma Ritter, Gregory Ratoff, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Bates
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Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Camera operator

Milton Krasner

Composer

Alfred Newman

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Audition

Editing

Barbara McLean
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The film’s screenwriter, Joseph Leo Mankiewicz, began his career in 1929 in Berlin, where he devised captions for silent films. He was hired for this job by his older brother, Herman Mankiewicz.
The original title of the film, “Wisdom of Eve,” was changed several times: first it became “Eve Harrington,” then – “The Best Role,” after which the final version – “All About Eve” – was found.
Fox Studio acquired the rights to adapt the story for $3,500.
Film star Bette Davis once confessed that Joseph Leo Mankiewicz saved her career by giving her such a great role.
Tallulah Bankhead and Susan Hayward also vied for the role of Margo.
In 1990, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Although film producer Darryl Zanuck wanted Marlene Dietrich in the lead role, Mankiewicz insisted on Claudette Colbert. However, two weeks before filming began, she was forced to decline the role due to an accident. Ultimately, the role of Margo Channing went to Bette Davis.
Mary Orr's story "The Wisdom of Eve" was based on a real event that happened to actress Elisabeth Bergner, who was often called "Garbo of the stage." The story was published in Cosmopolitan magazine in May 1946; Orr then wrote a radio play based on it, which attracted the attention of Joseph Leo Mankiewicz.
The twentieth and final episode of the 19th season of the animated series "The Simpsons" (1989) is titled All About Lisa. The main plotline of the episode is a parody of "All About Eve."
It is known that Mankiewicz drew inspiration for the image of Margo from the fate of Peg Woffington, an Irish actress of the 18th century; after the film's release, rumors circulated that Tallulah Bankhead was the prototype for Margo. However, Bette Davis could also identify with the character, feeling the decline of her fame and the threat from youth, as the continuation of the 41-year-old actress's career was then in question. The success of "All About Eve" resolved this problem for Davis.
Mary Orr's story "Eve's Wisdom" was based on a true story involving actress Elisabeth Bergner, who was often called the "Garbo of the stage." The story was published in Cosmopolitan magazine in May 1946; Orr then wrote a radio play based on it, which caught the attention of Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
The film's screenwriter, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, began his career in Berlin in 1929, where he wrote intertitles for silent films. He was hired for this position by his older brother, Herman Mankiewicz.
Movie star Bette Davis once admitted that Joseph L. Mankiewicz saved her career by giving her such a great role.
Tallulah Bankhead and Susan Hayward were also contenders for the role of Margo.
The twentieth and final episode of the 19th season of the animated series "The Simpsons" (1989) is titled "All About Lisa." The main plot of the episode is a parody of "All About Eve."
Although the film's producer, Darryl Zanuck, wanted Marlene Dietrich in the lead role, Mankiewicz insisted on Claudette Colbert. However, two weeks before filming began, she was forced to decline the role due to an accident. Ultimately, the role of Margo Channing went to Bette Davis.
It is known that Mankiewicz drew inspiration from the fate of Peg Woffington, an 18th-century Irish actress, when creating Margo's character; after the film's release, rumors circulated that Margo was based on Tallulah Bankhead. However, Bette Davis may have also identified with the character, who felt her fame waning and threatened by the youth, as the 41-year-old actress's career prospects were uncertain at the time. Thanks to the success of "All About Eve," this problem was resolved for Davis.