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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
It's 1941. Robert E. Lee Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) has requested Army transfer and has ended up at Schofield in Hawaii. His new captain, Dana Holmes, has heard of his boxing prowess and is keen to get him to represent the company. However, 'Prew' is adamant that he doesn't box anymore, so Captain Holmes gets his subordinates to make his life a living hell. Meanwhile Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) start's seeing the captain's wife, who has a history of seeking external relief from a troubled marriage. Prew's friend Maggio has a few altercations with the sadistic stockade sergeant 'Fatso' Judson, and Prew begins falling in love with social club employee Lorene. Unbeknownst to anyone, the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor looms in the distance.
Editor's Note
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 shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Montgomery Clift portrays a former boxer who refuses to fight after blinding a friend in the ring and is sent to the remote outpost as punishment for his insubordination. Love and tragedy abound in this unflattering look at military life and American thought before the war. Director Fred Zinneman's Oscar-winning film is based on the novel by James Jones.
| Features | Audio: Original English Mono, DTS "From Upmixed 5.1" | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Digitally Mastered Audio And Video |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 3/4/2003 |
| Running Time: 118 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1953 | | Catalog ID: 00868 | | UPC: 00043396008687 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: B&W |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1954) |  | Frank Sinatra, Winner, Best Actor in a Supporting Role | | Donna Reed, Winner, Best Actress in a Supporting Role | | Burnett Guffey, Winner, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | | Fred Zinnemann, Winner, Best Director | | William A. Lyon, Winner, Best Film Editing | | Buddy Adler, Winner, Best Picture | | John P. Livadary, Winner, Best Sound, Recording | | | Montgomery Clift, Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role | | | Burt Lancaster, Nominee, Best Actor in a Leading Role | | | Deborah Kerr, Nominee, Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Memorable Quotes| "I never knew it could be like this."----Deborah Kerr to Burt Lancaster, on the beach |
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| | Professional Reviews | Premiere
"...[It] remains incredibly potent stuff..." 06/01/2003 p.105Sight and Sound
"...[A] solidly built drama of bully politics and discontent in the US army just before Pearl Harbor..." 03/01/2002 p.59 Los Angeles Times
"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." 12/05/2003 p.C11 |
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