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.| Status: | Released (1950-11-09) |
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| Awards: | Won 6 Oscars. 27 wins & 20 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $63,463 |
| Screen: | Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Mary Orr |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français |
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Casts
- 3380: Bette Davis - Margo Channing
- 10606: Anne Baxter - Eve Harrington
- 3361: George Sanders - Addison DeWitt
- 10607: Celeste Holm - Karen Richards
- 10608: Gary Merrill - Bill Sampson
- 10609: Hugh Marlowe - Lloyd Richards
- 7684: Thelma Ritter - Birdie Coonan
Crews
- 10601: Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Director - Directing
- 10603: Barbara McLean - Editor - Editing
- 8502: Darryl F. Zanuck - Producer - Production
- 4350: Edith Head - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 8503: Alfred Newman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 10604: George W. Davis - Art Direction - Art
- 10601: Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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This classic is a must with great dialogues and script with a great performance from Bette Davis.
Continue reading ->JPV852
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Excellent performances by everyone, especially Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders, which kept me captivated more so than the story, though the dialogue was amazing. Nothing fantastic all in all but still entertaining. **4.0/5**
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**Fasten your seat belts: this is one of the best films of the 20th century.** There aren't many perfect movies: At least, I don't know many. However, this film is almost certainly one of them. The result of an ideal combination of factors, which harmoniously came together to make ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Celeste Holm ("Karen") takes pity on stage-door groupie "Eve" (Ann Baxter) when, after the umpteenth time, she encounters her hanging around waiting for the departure of stage star "Margo Channing" (Bette Davis). She decides to take her in and introduce her to her feisty idol. "Chann ....
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