Burt Lancaster, Carleton Young, Claude Akins

The epic tale of pre WWII enlisted men, their women and the grim destiny that overtook them all. Robert E Lee Prewitt arrives at his barracks in Pearl Harbor. His new commander promises that if he box...( read more  read more... )es on the company team he will be given the job of bugler, which he very much wants. But he refuses, haunted by previous ugly experiences in the ring. In revenge for this obstinacy, he is given all the dirty jobs. Meanwhile, the officer who assigns these tasks is having a secret affair with the wife of the company commander.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Fred Zinnemann

Release Date: August 5, 1953

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DVD Release Date: October 23, 2001

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  • November 9, 2008
    From Here To Eternity is something of a classic and relaunched the career of Oscar winner Frank Sinatra who allegedly got the part because a friend of the family made an offer that couldn't be refused...It's a rather soapy affair as it follows the trials and tribulations of a gro...( read more)up of soldiers posted at a base in Pearl Harbour in the days leading up to the Japanese attack. To be honest, it's not really the kind of film I usually enjoy; the love scene between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr is one of the most famous ever filmed, but I personally much preferred the on base drama between he, stubborn conscientious objector Montgomery Clift and likable sidekick Sinatra than the romantic melodrama that punctuates it. But that's probably just because of that pesky Y chromosome. The plot could easily have descended into corn territory, but strong performances from all the main characters keep it just the right side of cheese, and it's infinitely more sophisticated and mature than the cinematic war crime that is Pearl Harbor.
  • June 17, 2008
    some nice melodrama, followed by a war.
  • April 1, 2008
    this film deserves its reputation as a piece of classic cinema. great performances, excellent character development, and solid build up to the war scenes at the end. clift's storyline specifically made the film. there was a glaring flaw in the final scene of the film, but ever...( read more)y moment until then was fantastic.
  • October 21, 2007
    When we visited Hawa'ii, we were told about the famous Burt Lancaster-Deborah Kerr scene on the Hawai'i beach, so I had to see this movie when the opportunity arose. Who knew it was another Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour movie? It won eight Oscars in 1953
  • August 28, 2007
    I cam't say i was fully pleased by this 5o's classic but the end was worth it
  • November 20, 2009
    I know it's a classic, but I didn't like it.
  • October 9, 2009
    Set in the weeks leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, this classic film features one of the most iconic love scenes in movie history. Sergeant Warden and Karen Holmes, the wife of Warden?s superior, linger in a passionate embrace while the ocean surf crashes around them.
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  • September 18, 2009
    Amazing. Perhaps the best film I've seen about Pearl Harbor. Just see it.

    84/100
  • September 11, 2009
    "A man should be what he can do."

    Classic cinema in the popular mind!.-
  • August 22, 2009
    a great film that test the life of every person in terms of love, courage and friendship. this film performed by many of the greatest actors (would you believe that most of them were Oscar winners?!) in the film history. it deserves its praise from the audience. bravo!

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December 12, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

So clear-eyed and three-dimensional that it makes the recent Pearl Harbor look like a bunch of kids playing dress up. full review

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  • US army in Hawaii, 1941: a soldier who is also a champion boxer who killed a man in the ring refuses to box, his friend dies after escaping from the stockade, and a sergeant has an affair with his commanding officer's wife. And, by the way, the Japanese also attack Pearl Harbour.  Answer »
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  • The following movies were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Motion Picture in 1953. Which movie won the Oscar? HINT: Remember the kiss-on-the-beach scene from Shrek 2 ??  Answer »
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