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For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDbs Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for From Here to Eternity can be found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045793/parentalguide.

Yes. From Here to Eternity is a 1952 novel by James Jones. It is loosely based on Jones' experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry. The movie fairly accurately follows the novel.