All About Eve

1950 · directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Rating

99/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, Oscar Winner, NFR

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.

All About Eve (1950), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, rates 99/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

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

Crew

• Milton Krasner — Director of Photography
• Barbara McLean — Editor
• Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
• Joseph L. Mankiewicz — Screenplay

More from Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) — 86/100 · hit
2. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) — 85/100 · hit
3. 5 Fingers (1952) — 85/100 · hit
4. Sleuth (1972) — 82/100 · hit
5. Julius Caesar (1953) — 81/100 · hit
6. People Will Talk (1951) — 79/100

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