The Three Faces of Eve
The strangest true experience a young girl ever had.
1957 • 91 min • Drama
Synopsis
A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 72 Audience · 153 · 47%
This classic drama explores a woman's journey as she grapples with dissociative identity disorder, seeking understanding and healing with the help of a compassionate psychiatrist. Based on a true story, it delves into the complexities of mental health and identity.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Discussions of trauma and mental health struggles
- A few intense emotional scenes
What it models well
- Empathy and understanding for mental health challenges
- Importance of seeking professional help
- Resilience in overcoming adversity
Talk about it after
- What is dissociative identity disorder?
- How does mental health affect individuals and families?
- The importance of therapy and support
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Top billed cast
Director: Nunnally Johnson • Crew: Nunnally Johnson
Trailers & clips
The Three Faces of Eve | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX
Reviewer notes
RecommendedJoanne Woodward is superb in this complex and intricate drama of "Mrs. White". Now here is a woman married to "Ralph" (David Wayne) who reaches the end of his tether when she goes on a spending spree. She denies it, she attacks their child then she ends up in a psychiatric hospital remembering nothing, where "Dr. Luther" (Lee J. Cobb) starts to think that she is ill.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersI was not expecting this film to be this good! Didn’t know anything about the film before I started watching it and what a pleasant surprise it was! The film, which tells the true story of a young woman with multiple personality disorder, is way ahead of its time in my opinion. Coupled with good acting and a storyline that never bores you, it’s one of the best films I watched that is from the 1950s.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersIt's not you marrying me. It's me marrying anybody. I'm sick. I am mentally sick, and I can't marry anybody, ever. The Three Faces of Eve is directed by Nunally Johnson who also adapts the screenplay from a book written by Corbett Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley. It stars Joanne Woodward, Lee J. Cobb, David Wayne and Edwin Jerome.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.2/10 (153)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $965,000
- Box office
- $1,400,000
- IMDb
- tt0051077