A self-important critic, an aging star, a cuththroat newbie, a writer & his wife, a ditzy starlet - a perfect recipe for trouble in the world of entertainment.
All About Eve is basically a peep in the world of theater (or Hollywood for that matter) with all its stereotypical characters and all the maneuvering they do just to stay where they are or get ahead in the business - it's a mean, mean world.
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| Written & Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (A Letter To Three Wives) Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm Music by: Alfred Newman (The Best of Everything) Cinematography by: Milton R. Krasner (Three Coins in the Fountain) Editing by: Barbara McLean (Wilson) Running Time: 138 mins Budget: $1.4 million Box Office: $8.4 million |
"Margo is a great star, a true star. She never was or will be anything less or anything else." Such words can be said to Bette Davis as well. I have loved her in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (click link for my review) and as I slowly discover her films, it becomes apparent to me that she is one of the greatest actresses ever. I love her. It's funny because I have only seen three movies of her and yet my idolatry is already worthy of another tablet-throwing Moses-tantrum. Thank god Claudette Colbert had to withdraw from the project, as much as I respect her, I don't think she would have done what Davis did to this role.
