From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity is a 1953 American romantic war drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. It deals with the tribulations of three United States 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. The supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves.
Plot
In 1941, bugler and career soldier Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt, who was once a professional boxer, transfers from Fort Shafter to a rifle company at Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. Captain Dana "Dynamite" Holmes wants him on his regimental boxing team, but Prewitt refuses absolutely, with no further explanation. Consequently, Holmes makes Prewitt's life miserable and ultimately orders First Sergeant Milton Warden to prepare a court-martial. Warden suggests doubling Prewitt's company punishment as an alternative. Prewitt is hazed by the other NCOs and is supported only by his close friend, Private Angelo Maggio.
Awards
Cast
- Burt Lancaster
- Carleton Young
- Claude Akins
- Deborah Kerr
- Don Dubbins
- Donna Reed
- Ernest Borgnine
- Fay Roope
- Frank Sinatra
- George Reeves
- Harry Bellaver
- Jack Warden
- James Jones
- Jean Willes
- Joan Shawlee
- John Dennis
- Joseph Sargent
- Lee Van Cleef
- Mary Carver
- Merle Travis
- Mickey Shaughnessy
- Montgomery Clift
- Philip Ober
- Robert J. Wilke
- Tim Ryan
- Willis Bouchey