Story Line
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. 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 critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
“It's all about women... and their men!”
Top Cast
Bette Davis
Margo Channing
Anne Baxter
Eve Harrington
George Sanders
Addison DeWitt
Celeste Holm
Karen Richards
Gary Merrill
Bill Sampson
Hugh Marlowe
Lloyd Richards
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Rating
8.1/ 10
Release Date
1950-11-09
Runtime
2h 19m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (4)
Andres Gomez
10/10
•9/3/2013This classic is a must with great dialogues and script with a great performance from Bette Davis.
JPV852
8/10
•11/21/2019Excellent performances by everyone, especially Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders, which kept me captivated more so than the story, though the dialogue was amazing. Nothing fantastic all in all but still entertaining. **4.0/5**
Filipe Manuel Neto
10/10
•10/15/2022**Fasten your seat belts: this is one of the best films of the 20th century.**
There aren't many perfect movies: At least, I don't know many. However, this film is almost certainly one of them. The result of an ideal combination of factors, which ...
CinemaSerf
8/10
•2/9/2023Celeste Holm ("Karen") takes pity on stage-door groupie "Eve" (Ann Baxter) when, after the umpteenth time, she encounters her hanging around waiting for the departure of stage star "Margo Channing" (Bette Davis). She decides to take her in and introd...