FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

This riveting screen adaptation of James Jones's novel about Army life in Hawaii in the idyllic days leading up to Dec. 7, 1941, is best remembered for one of the most memorable love scenes in cinema history: an impassioned Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr rolling around in the sand and foam of Halona Cove Beach. All told, the film – directed by Fred Zinnemann – won eight Oscars, including awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Donna Reed) and Best Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra).

The perfect cast includes: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, George Reeves, Jack Warden, and Claude Akins.

#52 on the AFI Top 100. Twelve Oscar nominations; eight wins (Best Picture, Direction, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress,Writing, Cinematography, Editing, and Sound).

With "From Here to Eternity" the Director, Fred Zinnemann, provided a powerful, involving look at pre-Pearl Harbor military and civilian life in Hawaii.

The From Here To Eternity Review

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Tag Line: "The boldest book of our time... Honestly, fearlessly on the screen!"