All About Eve
Six Oscars were awarded this cynical and entertaining examination of life as it exists on the Broadway theatre scene. Bette Davis glows as the ageing star being undermined by her protege Anne Baxter, as Eve Harrington.
Year: 1950
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Drama, Queer Cinema, Classic Drama, Cult Films / After Dark, BAFTA - Best Film, Academy Award - Best Picture, NYFCC Awards - Best Film, Film Festivals 1991, Ed's Favourites, Alice Members' Top 100, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Best of the 1950s, Classic Cinema
Country: USA
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Anne Baxter, Bette Davis, George Sanders, Marilyn Monroe
Duration: 133 Minutes
Rating: PG
8.3/10
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