From Here to Eternity
1953 · Movie · NR · 118 min · ★ 7.3 · 87% critics
On a Hawaiian Army base in 1941, a stubborn private refuses to join the boxing team and faces harsh retaliation from his superiors. As tensions rise among the soldiers, a forbidden romance and other complicated relationships unfold under the shadow of a looming historical crisis.
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Details
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-08-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (707 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, character-driven wartime drama mixing romance, injustice, and looming historical tension, with a slow build and big emotions; Not for you if you dislike messy relationships or morally flawed characters.
Pros: gripping moral conflict; intense romance; memorable performances | Cons: slow-burn pacing; bleak, unpleasant behavior; dated attitudes toward women
Themes
- beach
- based on novel or book
- hawaii
- world war ii
- harassment
- pearl harbor
- military base
- black and white
- bombing
- extramarital affair
- military life
- army base
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1954
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1954
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1954
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1954
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1954
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1954
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1954
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1954
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1954 · nominated
Cast & crew
Burt Lancaster
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
Montgomery Clift
as Pvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt
Deborah Kerr
as Karen Holmes
Donna Reed
as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
Frank Sinatra
as Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Philip Ober
as Capt. Dana Holmes
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Cpl. Leva
Harry Bellaver
as Pvt. Mazzioli
Ernest Borgnine
as Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
Jack Warden
as Cpl. Buckley
Directed by Fred Zinnemann