All About Eve (1950) + Extras [The Criterion Collection]

In Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s devastatingly witty Hollywood classic, backstage is where the real drama plays out. One night, Margo Channing (Bette Davis) entertains a surprise dressing-room visitor: her most adoring fan, the shy, wide-eyed Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). 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, including George Sanders’s acid-tongued critic, as stepping-stones to stardom. Featuring stiletto-sharp dialogue and direction by Mankiewicz, and an unforgettable Davis in the role that revived her career and came to define it, the multiple-Oscar-winning All About Eve is the most deliciously entertaining film ever made about the ruthlessness of show business.



Commentary tracks:
1) Audio Commentary with Christopher Mankiewicz (actor/producer and son of “Eve’s” writer/director, Joseph L.), actress Celeste Holm, and author of “Pictures Will Talk: The Life and Films of Joseph L. Mankiewicz” Kenneth Geist
2) Audio Commentary with Sam Staggs, author of the book “All About ‘All About Eve’”

Extras:
– “Joseph L. Mankiewicz: A Personal Journey” featurette (25:56)
– Dick Cavett Show with Bette Davis (1969) (19:56)
– Dick Cavett Show with Gary Merrill (1980) (28:42)