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From Here to Eternity (1953)
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Release Date:
15 October 1953 (Australia)
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Tagline:
Pouring out of impassioned pages...brawling their way to greatness on the screen! more
Plot:
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 8 Oscars.
Another 12 wins
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7 nominations
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(16 articles)
Farber on Film: Introduction, Part 3 (Farber Before Negative Space)
(From The Auteurs. 18 November 2009, 7:43 AM, PST)
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long Interview, Planet 51
(From MoviesOnline. 16 November 2009, 8:00 PM, PST)
(From The Auteurs. 18 November 2009, 7:43 AM, PST)
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long Interview, Planet 51
(From MoviesOnline. 16 November 2009, 8:00 PM, PST)
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Montgomery Clift shines From Here to Eternity
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Burt Lancaster | ... | Sgt. Milton Warden |
 | Montgomery Clift | ... | Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt |
 | Deborah Kerr | ... | Karen Holmes |
 | Donna Reed | ... | Alma 'Lorene' Burke |
 | Frank Sinatra | ... | Pvt. Angelo Maggio |
 | Philip Ober | ... | Capt. Dana Holmes |
| Mickey Shaughnessy | ... | Cpl. Leva |
| Harry Bellaver | ... | Pvt. Mazzioli |
 | Ernest Borgnine | ... | Sgt. 'Fatso' Judson |
 | Jack Warden | ... | Cpl. Buckley |
| John Dennis | ... | Sgt. Ike Galovitch |
| Merle Travis | ... | Sal Anderson |
| Tim Ryan | ... | Sgt. Pete Karelsen |
| Arthur Keegan | ... | Treadwell |
| Barbara Morrison | ... | Mrs. Kipfer - Owner of New Congress Club |
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118 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording) |
3 Channel Stereo
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Iceland:L |
Norway:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:18 |
South Korea:15 |
Germany:12 |
West Germany:16 (f) |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved (certificate #16582)
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As scripted, Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster's classic clinch on the beach was to be filmed standing up. It was Lancaster's idea to do it horizontally in the surf. The scene was filmed at Halona Cove on the eastern side of Oahu, near Koko Head Crater and Sandy Beach, and the location became a major tourist attraction for years after.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Capt. Holmes is being upbraided for misconduct by his senior officers, one of them calls him, "General", a mistake no military man would make.
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Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson:
Tough monkey. Guys like you end up in the stockade sooner or later. Some day you'll walk in; I'll be waiting. I'll show you a couple of things.
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Phil Hartman/Gin Blossoms (#21.16)" (1996)
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Soundtrack:
Serenade in Blue
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"From Here to Eternity" contains the best performance delivered by an actor of any gender on celluloid. Montgomery Clift is assertive, funny, tough, sensitive and charismatic in the pivotal role of Robert E. Lee Prewitt, the rebellious loner with the streak of nobility. It is easy to see why James Dean idolized him after seeing his portrayal in the film. It is also a shame modern actors don't mention his name more often when listing their influences. As often noted, he preceded Brando by two years (he first appeared in Red River, released in 1948; Brando bowed in The Men in 1950)and created the arch-type of the 1950's rebel. But due to his intelligence, Clift also informed his characters with a sense of purpose. He didn't simply rebel. For instance, in Eternity, he apologises after an angry outbreak at his girlfriend. Instead of appearing weak, he impressed me all the more for doing so. It makes him appear more mature than the typical rebel. In another instance, when he feels his friend Maggio is being unfairly attacked, he "stares down" the attacker proving he looks out for his friend, another attractive quality. When the non-coms dole out extra punishment to him to force him to box, he refuses to file a complaint but likewise refuses to comply to their demands. Such moments distinguish Clift from other, more typically macho Hollywood leading men of the era and contributed greatly to Eternity's long initial run at the box office and its status as a classic piece of Hollywood cinema. It is time someone set the record straight and restored Montgomery Clift's name to its rightful place in the pantheon of Hollywood's great leading men. For proof, look no further than From Here to Eternity.