All about Eve

Author

Joseph L Mankiewicz

Call Number

• BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray 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 ; 17 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."--Container.

Notes

Title from container.

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, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; two audio commentaries from 2010, one featuring actor Celeste Holm, director Joseph L Mankiewicz's son Christopher Mankiewicz, and author Kenneth L. Geist; the other featuring author Sam Staggs ; All about Mankiewicz, a feature-length documentary from 1983 about the director ; episodes of The Dick Cavett show from 1969 and 1980 featuring actors Bette Davis and Gary Merrill ; new interview with costume historian Larry McQueen ; Hollywood backstories: "All About Eve," a 2001 documentary featuring interviews with Davis and others about the making of the film ; documentaries from 2010 about Mankiewicz's life and career; "The Wisdom of Eve," the 1946 short story on which the film is based, and its real-world inspiration; and a real-life Sarah Siddons Society based on the film's fictional organization ; radio adaptation of the film from 1951 ; promotion for the film featuring Davis.