] When he finally maintains a short moment of order, he instructs them: "You will employ the hour in writing an essay on the book you were given o read during the holidays.With the tagline: "The Dead shall Inherit the Earth." BackgroundThe Lady Eve(1941) is a sophisticated romantic/sex comedy (with light romance and mock seduction scenes) - a classic screwball film, a quintessential Preston Sturges work of art and the director's first real commercial hit.Near midnight, the coach arrives.The terrified coach driver stops just long enough for his passenger to climb down at the bleak crossroads.).At the time, it was the longest of the eight Star Wars Saga films, at 152 minutes.The previous record was held byStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)at 142 minutes.With a production budget of $200-217 million, and box-office gross receipts of $620.2 million (domestic), and $1.33 billion (worldwide).It was he highest-grossing (domestic) film of 2017, besting second placeBeauty and the Beast (2017)at $504 million.