All about Eve

Author

Joseph L Mankiewicz

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Two-DVD special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

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

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2019]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (138 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

In Joseph L. Mankiewicz's devastatingly witty Hollywood classic, backstage is where the real drama plays out. One night, Margo Channing entertains a surprise dressing-room visitor: her most adoring fan, the shy, wide-eyed Eve Harrington. But as Eve becomes a fixture in Margo's life, the Broadway legend soon realizes that her supposed admirer intends to use her and everyone in her circle, including George Sanders's acid-tongued critic, as stepping-stones to stardom. Featuring stiletto-sharp dialogue and direction by Mankiewicz, and an unforgettable Davis in the role that revived her career and came to define it, the multiple-Oscar-winning All About Eve is the most deliciously entertaining film ever made about the ruthlessness of show business.

Notes

Based on the short story "The wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.

Special features: 4K digital restoration; Audio commentaries; A feature-length documentary; New interviews; Radio adaptation of the film from 1951; Trailer; Plus: an essay.