Release Date: Feb 19, 1957 Wide
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Director John Farrow's Back From Eternity is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of Farrow's 1939 film Five Came Back. The earlier film is the better of the two, if only because it is 22 minutes shorter. The plot concerns a small passenger plane that crashlands in South America, square in the heart of headhunter country. Pilot Robert Ryan is able to get the plane back into flying condition; unfortunately he discovers that the plane will only be able to carry five of its eleven passengers to safety.
Feb 19, 1957 Wide
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... John Farrow's 1956 aviation disaster thriller turned jungle survival drama is in fact a faithful remake of the director's own 1939 Five Came Back.
Why this film was made was to see if it could save failing RKO additional expenses and make money the easy way through a remake.
Basically a remake of 5 Came Back. Rod Steiger is exellent and seeing Anita Ekberg is always a pleasure. There are several intense moments, like when a stewardess is sucked out of the plane. And the ending with the headhunters drumms. Damn good stuff here.
October 19, 2008
NIFTY LITTLE DRAMA, A B FILM, BUT IT PACKS A PUNCH. NICELY ACTED, BUT ROD STEIGER GOES OVER THE TOP A BIT IN AN EARLY PERFORMANCE FROM HIM. INTRIGUING PLOT. A REMAKE OF FIVE CAME BACK AND JUST AS GOOD.
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