All About Eve

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

Oct 27 1950 Approved 2h 18m
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.

Plot

Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) is waiting backstage to meet her idol, talented but aging Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis). It seems innocent enough as Eve explains that she has seen Margo in EVERY performance of her current play. Margo and her friends take Eve under their wing but only theatre critic Addison DeWitt (George Sanders) sees through Eve's evil plan, which is to take Margo's parts and her fiancé, Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill) too.

Written by

Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Mary Orr

Directed by

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

Français, English

Awards

Won 6 Oscars. 27 wins & 20 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
143,498
Average Rating
8.2 out of 10
Metascore
98
Popularity
NA