Fresh
Joseph Mankiewicz was Hollywood's midcentury master of comic drama, and All About Eve, from 1950, was one of his signal achievements.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
All About Eve
It's all about women... and their men!
1950 · 2h 19m · Approved
Drama
Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director
- Bette Davis as Margo Channing
- Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington
- George Sanders as Addison DeWitt
- Celeste Holm as Karen Richards
- Gary Merrill as Bill Sampson
- Hugh Marlowe as Lloyd Richards
- Thelma Ritter as Birdie Coonan
- Gregory Ratoff as Max Fabian
- Marilyn Monroe as Miss Caswell
- Barbara Bates as Phoebe
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
99%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What makes the picture seem so good (what makes it eminently worth seeing) is the satirical touches in its detail and the performance of Bette Davis.
Robert Hatch, The New Republic
Fresh
The Zanuck production investiture is plush in every department.
Abel Green, Variety
Fresh
[Features] more quotable dialogue in one movie than most screenwriters manage in a lifetime.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh
The hoped-for tone of Restoration comedy never quite materializes, perhaps because Mankiewicz's cynicism is only skin-deep, but the film's tinny brilliance still pleases.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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