#1003: MANKIEWICZ, Joseph L.: All About Eve (1950)

MANKIEWICZ, Joseph L. (United States)
All About Eve [1950]
Spine #1003
Blu-ray


In Joseph L. Mankiewicz's devastatingly witty Hollywood classic, backstage is where the real drama plays out. One night, Margo Channing (Bette Davis) entertains a surprise dressing-room visitor: her most adoring fan, the shy, wide-eyed Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). 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 Sander'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.

138 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
1:37:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2019
Director/Writers


Based on the story The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz was 41 when he wrote and directed All About Eve.

The Film

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Forty-eight page booklet featuring an essay by critic Terrence Rafferty and The Wisdom of Eve.

Commentary
  1. From 2010, featuring actor Holm, director Mankiewicz’s son, Christopher Mankiewicz, and author Kenneth L. Geist;
  2. From 2010, 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 Davis and Merrill.

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.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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