From Here to Eternity
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73% Critic Match

From Here to Eternity

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

7.3 / 10 1953 1h 58mNR English
WarRomanceDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

1st Sgt. Milton Warden

Lead
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

Harry Bellaver

Harry Bellaver

Pvt. Mazzioli

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fred Zinnemann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. From Here to Eternity is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker