Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis (1996): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1996, Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis is a documentary film directed by Suzie Galler, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s about. Margo Channing's famous line, "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night," characterizes well the actress who played her in All About Eve--the inimitable Bette Davis. In fact, Davis's son comments in Lifetime's Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis that watching Margo Channing is much like watching Bette Davis. Davis's film career spanned six decades, in which she starred in 112 films, receiving 10 Academy Award nominations and 2 Oscars. Yet her life was not always the charmed one of a starlet; from a broken home, herself three times divorced, once widowed, betrayed by her own daughter's scathing biography, Davis found solace in her work, which didn't always come easy for her. When she first approached Hollywood in 1930, the studios didn't know what to do with such an odd beauty. This portrait of the actress covers a lot of ground, and leaves you wanting more.

Who’s in it. Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis stars Bette Davis as Self (archive footage), Susan Granger, Lauren Hutton as Narrator (Voice) and Michael Merrill, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Intimate Portrait: Bette Davis page.

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