A FILM TO REMEMBER: “FROM HERE TO ETERNITY” (1953)

Photograph of film poster with a display of scene images from “From Here to Eternity”.

Before I get into this, I want to make mention “A FILM TO REMEMBER” will be a series about films that have reached a milestone anniversary since their origin in being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The articles will contain the film’s plot outline, director, cast, a compilation of trivialities, various photos, movie trailer, critical reception and more. So, let’s start:

We are here to mark the celebration of the 65th Anniversary of Fred Zinnemann’s “From Here to Eternity”. Let’s take an inside look at the film:

PLOT OUTLINE:

In Hawaii in 1941, 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.

Still image of filmmaker Fred Zinnemann.

STUDIO:

Columbia Pictures

DIRECTOR:

Fred Zinnemann

CAST:

• Burt Lancaster … First Sergeant Milton Warden
• Montgomery Clift … Private Robert E. Lee “Prew” Prewitt
• Deborah Kerr … Karen Holmes