Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2496 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-04-10
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 353 minutes

Synopsis
Three features. In 'All About Eve', given that she throws tantrums, gets intoxicated, and pushes people away when she needs them the most, it's a wonder New York theatre star Margo Channing has any true friends. But when Eve, Margo's young and innocent-seeming protegee, schemes to gain both the affection of Margo's friends and a starring role originally written for Margo, the actress discovers just who is in her corner--and who is not. Released in 1950, 'All About Eve's power radiates undimmed through the years. The role of ageing stage star Margo Channing is considered by many to be the best of Bette Davis's career, as Davis reveals and conceals Margo's vulnerabilities with a skill seldom seen onscreen. Anne Baxter is also marvellous as the subtle Eve, whose glowing enthusiasm masks a cold, calculated ambition. Both actresses garnered Best Actress Oscar nominations, and the film in its entirety took 14 nominations, winning seven of them, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. George Sanders was awarded Best Supporting Actor for his biting portrayal of potent, nasty theatre critic Addison DeWitt. Consistently listed among the best films of all time, director-writer Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 'All About Eve' shouldn't be missed; the acting, writing, and directing are unequivocally brilliant. Also includes 'Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte' and 'The Virgin Queen'.

Customer Reviews

The Divine Davis
All About Eve is one of the wittiest films ever to come out of Hollywood. Bette Davis as Margo Channing gives one of her finest performances and she is surrounded by a splendid cast all of whom match her. Anne Baxter's Eve is magnificent. In The Virgin Queen Davis repeats her role as Elizabeth 1. It is a glossy, historically dubious affair, but thoroughly enjoyable with Richard Todd proving a suitably dashing hero and Joan Collins - never much of an actress - looking as lovely as any of today's celebrity stars (they don't call them pin up girls any longer). Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte is a neat melodrama with Olivia de Havilland standing in for Joan Crawford - it is enjoyable, although the Crawford/Davis pairing would have made it even more so. A good package this.

Excellent
Excellent Film of Classic timeless quality with superb acting from the Icon Bette Davis herself.