All About Eve
United States • 1950 • 2h 19m
Director
#1003Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
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DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
WriterJoseph L. Mankiewicz
CinematographerMilton Krasner
ComposerAlfred Newman, Urban Thielmann
EditorBarbara McLean
ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck
