From Here to Eternity is a 1953 American drama romance war film
directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on
the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with
the tribulations of three U.S. Army soldiers, played by Burt
Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in
the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Deborah Kerr and
Donna Reed portray the women in their lives, and the supporting cast
includes Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey
Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves.The film won eight
Academy Awards out of 13 nominations, including awards for Best
Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Adapted Screenplay,
Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed).
The film's title originates from Rudyard Kipling's 1892 poem
"Gentlemen-Rankers", about soldiers of the British Empire who had
"lost [their] way" and were "damned from here to eternity".In 2002,
From Here to Eternity was selected for preservation in the National
Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally,
historically, or aesthetically significant".In 1941, bugler and career
soldier Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt transfers to a rifle company at
Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. Because Prewitt was also a
boxer, Captain Dana "Dynamite" Holmes wants him on his regimental
team. Prewitt refuses because he stopped fighting after he blinded a
friend. Holmes makes Prewitt's life miserable; and ultimately orders
First Sergeant Milton Warden to prepare a court-martial. Warden
successfully suggests doubling Prewitt's company punishment as an
alternative. Prewitt is hazed by other non-commissioned officers and
is supported only by his close friend, Private Angelo Maggio.
directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on
the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with
the tribulations of three U.S. Army soldiers, played by Burt
Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in
the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Deborah Kerr and
Donna Reed portray the women in their lives, and the supporting cast
includes Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey
Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves.The film won eight
Academy Awards out of 13 nominations, including awards for Best
Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Adapted Screenplay,
Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra), and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed).
The film's title originates from Rudyard Kipling's 1892 poem
"Gentlemen-Rankers", about soldiers of the British Empire who had
"lost [their] way" and were "damned from here to eternity".In 2002,
From Here to Eternity was selected for preservation in the National
Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally,
historically, or aesthetically significant".In 1941, bugler and career
soldier Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt transfers to a rifle company at
Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. Because Prewitt was also a
boxer, Captain Dana "Dynamite" Holmes wants him on his regimental
team. Prewitt refuses because he stopped fighting after he blinded a
friend. Holmes makes Prewitt's life miserable; and ultimately orders
First Sergeant Milton Warden to prepare a court-martial. Warden
successfully suggests doubling Prewitt's company punishment as an
alternative. Prewitt is hazed by other non-commissioned officers and
is supported only by his close friend, Private Angelo Maggio.
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