Scriptwriter Daniel Taradash rescued, if not quite a gem, then at least a high-grade industrial diamond from this rough original.
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02/18/09
From Here to Eternity (1953)
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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:31
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: It has perhaps aged poorly, but this languidly paced WWII romance remains an iconic, well-acted film, featuring particularly strong performances from Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An all-star cast brought what was considered an unfilmable novel to the screen with skill and grace with this story of the loves, hopes, and dreams of those in a close-knit Army barracks in Hawaii... [More]
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed
Director: Fred Zinnemann
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Reviews for From Here to Eternity
Not only a good movie, but a great one.
06/05/02
A lavish, star-studded spectacle, much bowdlerized but redeemed by a slew of fine performances.
01/01/00
The tough story on corruption in the military was given authenticity by being partially shot at Pearl Harbor.
02/20/08
Out of From Here to Eternity, a novel whose anger and compassion stirred a postwar reading public as few such works have, Columbia and a company of sensitive hands have forged a film almost as towering and persuasive as its source.
05/20/03
A formidable actor's showcase.
02/19/03
It remains a powerful commentary on the military world, and one that’s packed with fascinating characters and compelling subplots.
10/30/01
No review available.
09/04/03
A seamless combination of high drama, romance and action.
06/04/07
The film will always be remembered for the nocturnal romp on the surf between Kerr and Lancaster.
01/02/04
[A] true classic.
01/01/00
"If a man don't go his own way, he's nothin," says Montgomery Clift in the superbly realized melodrama, set at the oubtbreak of WWII, a motto that also sums up director Fred Zinnemann's belief system.
07/04/06
Contemporary audiences may not see why, even in its toned-down simplification of the novel, From Here to Eternity was the most daring movie of 1953, but it remains an acting bonanza.
12/02/03
Top CriticNo review available.
07/17/05
It's literally one great scene after another.
08/14/02
No review available.
01/30/03
Admittedly, it may be more of a guy’s idea of a romantic film than a woman’s. But it has a taut script and a letter-perfect cast.
11/13/01
...a macho movie with heart.
12/04/03
Rapturously received from the moment it was released in 1953, From Here to Eternity remains, half a century later, a singular cinematic experience, one of the landmarks of American film.
12/04/03
Top CriticDeserving to be seen and remembered for so much more than that kiss, this is old school drama of the highest order.
02/20/08
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