All About Eve (1950)

All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It's based on Mary Orr's 1946 short tale "The Wisdom of Eve". The film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, a highly regarded but aging Broadway star, and Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington, an intelligent young fan who infiltrates Channing's life, putting her career and personal relationships in jeopardy.

All About Eve received a record 14 Academy Award nominations and won six, including Best Picture. It was praised by reviewers at the time of its release. All About Eve is the first film in Academy Award history to receive four nominations for female performance (Davis and Baxter as Best Actress, Holm and Ritter as Best Supporting Actress). All About Eve is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. The film was ranked No. 16 on the American Film Institute's 100 Best American Films list in 1998.

Detailed Information:

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release date: October 13, 1950 (NYC)