All about Eve / Twentieth Century-Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck presents ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; written for the screen and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Edition:
Two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; full screen.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
2 videodiscs (138 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Container of (work): All about Eve (Motion picture)
Notes:
Based on the short story: The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr. Aspect ratio 1.37:1. Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Features: 4K digital restoration; Two audio commentaries from 2010, one featuring actor Celeste Holm, director Joseph L Mankiewicz's son Christopher Mankiewicz, and author Kenneth L. Geist, and the other featuring 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 Bette Davis and Gary Merrill; New 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; An essay by critic Terrence Rafferty and "The Wisdom of Eve." Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Gregory Ratoff, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden.
Summary:
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
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