All About Eve (1950)
138 min - Drama - 15 January 1951 (Sweden)
An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written for the screen by)
Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway star Margo Channing, playwright Lloyd Richards and director Bill Sampson. This classic story of ambition and betrayal has become part of American folklore. Bette Davis claims to have based her character on the persona of film actress Talullah Bankhead. Davis' line "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night" is legendary, but, in fact, all of the film's dialog sparkles with equal brilliance. Written by Jeanne Baker <jbaker@erim.org>
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