The "dialogue is scintillating, characters ... extraordinary, direction ... perfect and production as fine as anything 20th Century Fox has turned out" in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's captivating OSCAR winner for Best Picture.

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 manoeuvrers 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. THELMA RITTER and MARILYN MONROE co-star in this acclaimed classic, which won six ACADEMY AWARDS and received the most nominations (14) in film history.