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All about Eve [videorecording] / Twentieth Century-Fox ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; written for the screen and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Other Titles: Wisdom of Eve.

Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2002.

Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Series: Studio classics ; 1

Subject: Orr, Mary Film and video adaptations.
Actresses United States Drama.
Theater United States Drama.
Feature films. lcsh
Feature films United States. lcsh
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. lcsh

Credits: Director of photography, Milton Krasner; editor, Barbara McLean; music, Alfred Newman.

Performers: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Walter Hampden.

Target Audience: Not rated ; Canadian rating PG.

Notes: English stereo, English mono, French mono or Spanish mono with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed captioned.
Full frame format.
Based on the short story: Wisdom of Eve / by Mary Orr.
Originally released as motion picture in 1950.
Special features include theatrical trailer, audio commentary by Celeste Holm, Christopher Mankiewicz, and Kenneth Geist, audio commentary by Sam Staggs, AMC Backstory episode, original Interviews with Bette Davis and Ann Baxter, 4 Movietone newsreels, restoration comparison.
Academy Awards, 1951: Best picture, Best director, Best writing (Screenplay), Best supporting actor (Sanders), Best sound recording, Best costume design.

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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Austin-Irving Adult FICTION DVD Not Checked Out 03/22/2013