All about Eve
(Blu-ray) 

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[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
ISBN
9781681436609, 1681436604
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
2 Blu-ray discs (138 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681436609, 1681436604
UPC
715515237710

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Title from disc label.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
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Based on the short story "The wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr.
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Aspect ratio 1.37:1.
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Special features: 4K digital restoration; Two audio commentaries from 2010, one featuring Celeste Holm, director Joseph 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; 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; Essay by critic Terrence Rafferty and "The wisdom of Eve".
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Milton Krasner ; film editor, Barbara McLean ; music, Alfred Newman.
Participants/Performers
Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe.
Description
"One night, Margo Channing entertains a surprise dressing-room visitor: her most adoring fan, the shy, wide-eyed Eve Harrington. But as Eve becomes a fixture in Margo's life, the Broadway legend soon realizes that her supposed admirer intends to use her and everyone in her circle as stepping-stones to stardom"--Container.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English audio; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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BLU-RAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mankiewicz, J. L., Davis, B., Baxter, A., Sanders, G., Holm, C., Merrill, G., Marlowe, H., Ritter, T., Monroe, M., Krasner, M., McLean, B., Newman, A., Mankiewicz, C., Geist, K. L., Staggs, S., McQueen, L., Rafferty, T., & Orr, M. (2019). All about Eve (Blu-ray edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Joseph L. Mankiewicz et al.. 2019. All About Eve. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Joseph L. Mankiewicz et al.. All About Eve The Criterion Collection, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mankiewicz, Joseph L., et al. All About Eve Blu-ray edition., The Criterion Collection, 2019.

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