Guide Note: All About Eve is a classic drama about an aging Broadway actress (Bette Davis) and her young ‘fan’ Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). Eve garnered a record 14 Academy Award nominations, with six wins.
Fast Facts:
- Released: October 13, 1950
- Director/Writer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Marilyn Monroe
- Run Time: 138 min
- Based on the story The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr
- Oscar wins: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Sound
- AFI 100: #16 on Original List; 28th on 2007 Anniversary List
- Mankiewicz wrote the part of Margo Channing for Claudette Colbert – who was injured, and eventually replaced by Davis