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From Here to Eternity

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From Here to Eternity (TV Series)

Original title: From Here to Eternity
Year: 1953
Running time: 113 min.
Country: United States
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Screenwriter: Daniel Taradash (Novel: James Jones)
Music: George Duning
Cinematography: Burnett Guffey (B&W)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Warden, Philip Ober, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, John Dennis, Merle Travis
Producer: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Drama. Romance | Army. Friendship. 1940s. Pearl Harbor. Ensemble Film
Movie Groups: James Jones Adaptations
Synopsis / Plot: When Private Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) is transferred to Hawaii, Captain Holmes (Philip Ober) finds out about Prewitt’s boxing abilities and tries to coax him to join the team. Prewitt refuses, insisting his boxing days are behind him, but his refusal makes him a target. His friend Maggio (Frank Sinatra) wants to help him, but he does have his own problems too. In the meantime, Sergeant Milton Warden (Burt Lancaster) and Holmes’ wife (Deborah Kerr), who is also mistreated by the captain, find they have a mutual attraction, and they begin an adulterous affair.

Awards: 1953: 8 Academy Awards, including Movie, Director, Supporting Actor (Sinatra), Supporting Actress (Reed), Screenplay

1953: Golden Globes: Best Director and Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra)

1953: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film

1954: Cannes Film Festival: Special Award

1953: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director

1953: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Drama Screenplay

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1953: National Board of Review: Top 10 Best Films

1953: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film, Best Director & Best Actor (Lancaster)

Critics' reviews

"A shining example of truly professional moviemaking (...) Above all, it is a portrait etched in truth and without the stigma of calculated viciousness."

A.H. Weiler: The New York Times
"The James Jones bestseller, 'From Here to Eternity', has become an outstanding motion picture in this smash screen adaptation. It is an important film from any angle"

William Brogdon: Variety
"Blandly realized (...) Sominex is cheaper and probably safer."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"This film is sensationalism gone rampant with sex, cruelty, and all the ruddy elements which make for what is known as rough, rugged, brutal appeal."

Edwin Schallert: Los Angeles Times
"The essential integrity of Jones' description of army life comes through the film intact (...) There isn't a dull moment in the picture."

Kate Cameron: New York Daily News
"What a punch this movie still packs (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
"It is now regarded as one of the finest war dramas ever to be made in Hollywood. And that beach scene with Lancaster and Kerr is iconic in movie history (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

David Gritten: Telegraph
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