It remains a powerful commentary on the military world, and one that’s packed with fascinating characters and compelling subplots.
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10/30/01
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
No review available.
07/31/02
No review available.
09/04/03
So clear-eyed and three-dimensional that it makes the recent Pearl Harbor look like a bunch of kids playing dress up.
12/12/03
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03/24/02
Not only a good movie, but a great one.
06/05/02
The tough story on corruption in the military was given authenticity by being partially shot at Pearl Harbor.
02/20/08
Sominex is cheaper and probably safer.
12/13/06
Top CriticThere's no real "action" to speak of, aside from a few fistfights and the third act bombing attack, but From Here to Eternity sure isn't boring.
11/09/05
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
More a chick flick than a war movie. And neither are that substantial here.
02/13/01
"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
Deserving to be seen and remembered for so much more than that kiss, this is old school drama of the highest order.
02/20/08
No review available.
07/17/05
A formidable actor's showcase.
02/19/03
As far as I can tell, every dumb guy in this movie has only himself to blame for all the stupid things that happen to him.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/12/02
A seamless combination of high drama, romance and action.
06/04/07
It's literally one great scene after another.
08/14/02
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
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