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Back From Eternity

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On a plane bound for South America, the son of a mobster travels under the protection of henchmen who learn in-flight that their boss is dead. Also on the flight are weary war pilot Bill Lonagan (Robert Ryan), prostitute Rena (Anita Ekberg), Jud Ellis (Gene Barry) and his fiancée, Louise (Phyllis Kirk), and a convicted murderer (Rod Steiger) who's bound for his execution. After a storm forces the plane down in a jungle, the passengers turn against one another in their struggle to survive.

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Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online 06/28/2007
... 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. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/24/2006
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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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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j f @LiberteBurrows 08/09/2023 Quality disaster pic. Rod Steiger demonstrates some real tomatoes. See more 09/08/2020 This 1956 remake of the far superior "Five Came Back" had the same director (John Farrow) and lifted heavily from the original script. What it left behind was the connection and depth of the characters. What we are left with are archetypes, a lack of any real suspense or character development. The cast tries, but they really don't have anything to work with. If you have not seen either film, start here first. See more 08/16/2019 The story has lots of frayed portions, but this picture still holds together. Most intriguing are the performances from the three leads, Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg and Rod Steiger. See more 08/15/2019 Seeing old movies like this one, with all of it's character development, good acting, actual story line, and suspense, really makes newer movies seem so much worse. See more 06/28/2013 remake of the film '5 came back' skip this see that one See more 06/01/2013 Decent adventure tale a about a a group of survivors of a plane crash in South America. Sadly it does not devolve into an "Alive" scenario, but it's still pretty good. John Farrow directs and Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg and Rod Steiger are among the survivors. See more Read all reviews
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John Farrow

Director

Robert Ryan

Bill Lonagan

Anita Ekberg

Rena

Rod Steiger

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Phyllis Kirk

Louise Melhorn

Keith Andes

Joe Brooks
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Synopsis On a plane bound for South America, the son of a mobster travels under the protection of henchmen who learn in-flight that their boss is dead. Also on the flight are weary war pilot Bill Lonagan (Robert Ryan), prostitute Rena (Anita Ekberg), Jud Ellis (Gene Barry) and his fiancée, Louise (Phyllis Kirk), and a convicted murderer (Rod Steiger) who's bound for his execution. After a storm forces the plane down in a jungle, the passengers turn against one another in their struggle to survive.
Director
John Farrow
Producer
John Farrow
Screenwriter
Jonathan Latimer
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 15, 2017
Runtime
1h 37m