Overview
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. 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 critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
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Crew
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
WriterJoseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast
Bette Davis
Margo Channing
Anne Baxter
Eve Harrington
George Sanders
Addison DeWitt
Celeste Holm
Karen Richards
Gary Merrill
Bill Sampson
Hugh Marlowe
Lloyd Richards
Thelma Ritter
Birdie Coonan
Gregory Ratoff
Max Fabian
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Caswell
Barbara Bates
Phoebe
Walter Hampden
Aged Actor
Randy Stuart
Girl
Craig Hill
Leading Man
Leland Harris
Doorman
Barbara White
Autograph Seeker
Eddie Fisher
Stage Manager
William Pullen
Clerk
Claude Stroud
Pianist
Eugene Borden
Frenchman
Helen Mowery
Reporter
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Keywords
playwrighthollywoodblack and whiterelationshipinsecuritybroadwaybased on short storybroadway starmanipulative womanstage struckhomewreckerenchant
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Budget
$1M
Revenue
$8M
TMDb Votes
1,689
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026