Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director, Writer Bette Davis Margo Channing Actor Anne Baxter Eve Harrington Actor Celeste Holm Karen Richards Actor George Sanders Addison De Witt Actor Gary Merrill Bill Sampson Actor Hugh Marlowe Lloyd Richards Actor Thelma Ritter Birdie Actor Marilyn Monroe Claudia Casswell Actor Gregory Ratoff Max Fabian Actor Barbara Bates Phoebe Actor Walter Hampden Aged Actor (Speaker at Dinner) Actor Randy Stuart Girl Actor Craig Hill Leading Man Actor Leland Harris Doorman Actor Barbara White Autograph Seeker Actor William Pullen Clerk Actor Claude Stroud Pianist Actor Eugene Borden Frenchman Actor Helen Mowery Reporter Actor Steven Geray Captain of waiters Actor Darryl F Zanuck Producer Alfred Newman Original Music Franz Liszt Non-Original Music Milton R. Krasner Cinematographer Barbara McLean Film Editing Lyle R. Wheeler Art Director George W. Davis Art Director Thomas Little Set Decoration Walter M. Scott Set Decoration Ben Nye Makeup Artist Edith Head Costume Design W.D. Flick Sound Roger Heman Sr. Sound