All About Eve

All About Eve | 1950 | A | Dir. Joseph L Mankiewicz | US | 138 mins | IMDb 8.2 | B&W

ONLY PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE JUST NOW WHICH ENABLES YOU TO SEE ALL FOUR FILMS.

Tickets for individual Classic Cinema films will only be made available much nearer the time, if space allows.

This year’s Classic Cinema Season will transport you to a world of Ladies with Attitude. Paying tribute to some of the biggest female stars in Hollywood’s History.

The first film in our Classic Cinema Season 3 (CCS3) is one of the sharpest and darkest films ever made about show business, All About Eve. It stars the first of our Classic Cinema Season Ladies with Attitude Bette Davis.

Davis gives one of the most outstanding and iconic performances of her long and illustrious career, as veteran stage actor Margot Channing whose changing relationship with a young aspiring actress, Eve, is charted through the eyes of acerbic theatre critic, Addison DeWitt, played by George Sanders.

The ensemble cast also features fine performances from a host of Hollywood talent, including Anne Baxter as Eve, Thelma Ritter, Celeste Holm and the brief but memorable appearance of Marilyn Monroe.

The original tagline for the film was “It’s All About Women and their Men”. Those male stars include George Sanders who won an Oscar for his role and Gary Merrel, who plays Margot’s younger lover Bill.

Nominated for 14 Oscars and winning 6 including best Picture, Screenplay, and Director Oscars for Joseph Mankiewicz. It still holds the record for most female nominations (6) for a single film.

The story, though set in 1950’s Broadway, explores the nature of ambition, competition, and the ever-changing power dynamics in the world of celebrity, and still rings true today.

In recent years it has been transformed into a stage show by the National Theatre and the plot has been reworked by the Simpsons, Family Guy, and even Magic Mike (2012)! To name a few.

But nothing will compare to seeing it on the big screen, with your fellow classic film lovers from Harrogate Film Society in January 2026!

• Seating limited to 64 so we recommend you book in advance.

• Screen 3.

• One wheelchair space - get in touch to reserve this - at contact.harrogatefilmsociety@gmail.com

• Doors open at 6.45pm and the film will start after the introduction @ 7pm.  

• Premier seating RESERVED for Classic Cinema Package holders ONLY. All other seating is unreserved.

• Free parking in Odeon car park but you must display a parking voucher available from Odeon staff.