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From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

War · Romance · Drama · 1953

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.

Movie details

From Here to Eternity

“The boldest book of our time… honestly, fearlessly on the screen!”

1953 War · Romance · Drama 1h 58m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.6 / 10

53.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

88 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

85 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

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The archetype split

Who fights over From Here to Eternity?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Fred Zinnemann

Written by

Daniel Taradash

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

1st Sgt. Milton Warden

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Pvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt

Deborah Kerr

Deborah Kerr

Karen Holmes

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Alma 'Lorene' Burke

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Pvt. Angelo Maggio

Philip Ober

Philip Ober

Capt. Dana Holmes

Mickey Shaughnessy

Mickey Shaughnessy

Cpl. Leva

Court is in session

Put From Here to Eternity on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.