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All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story (and subsequent 1949 radio drama) "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit.
May 31, 2024 · All About Eve, American film, released in 1950, that delighted critics with its acid wit and that starred Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, and George Sanders. The movie received six Academy Awards, including that for best picture. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.)
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Based on the book Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber, the movie dramatizes the life of a shy young graduate student, Sybil Dorsett (in real life, Shirley Ardell Mason), suffering from dissociative identity disorder as a result of the psychological trauma she suffered as a child.
Backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story...
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- Bette Davis
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Twentieth Century Fox
Letter of Introduction: Directed by John M. Stahl. With Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen. From a "letter of introduction" aging actor John learns that he has a grown daughter, aspiring actress Katherine. They keep their secret, but he agrees to star with her in a play to further her career on Broadway.
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- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- John M. Stahl
- 1938-08-05
When a talented actress fails to land the role of her dreams, she becomes obsessed with the up-and-comer who gets the part.Director: Rory KindersleyWriters: ...
- 2 min
- 12.6K
- TRAILER CITY
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Apr 7, 2020 · An all around great introduction to classic cinema starring Bette Davis, Ann Baxter, Celeste Holm, George Sanders and with Marilyn Monroe. “All About Eve” is the first film I recommend to begin your journey into classic cinema.
