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FILM DETAILS | | Certificate PG |  | Cast Burt Lancaster Deborah Kerr Montgomery Clift Frank Sinatra |  | Directors Fred Zinnemann |  | Screenwriters Daniel Taradash |  | Running Time 118 minutes |
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From Here to Eternity All-time classic with Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr makes a successsful transition to DVD

Plot 1943. Private Robert Lee Prewitt (Clift) arrives by Army transfer at Schofield, Hawaii. His new Sargeant (Ober) knows of his boxing prowess, but when Hewitt won't fight for the unit, the officer makes his life hell. Meanwhile, the officer's wife (Kerr) starts an affair with his second in command, the man mountain 1st Sgt Warden (Lancaster). Verdict Deserving to be seen and remembered for so much more than that kiss, this is old school drama of the highest order. And then there's always the beautiful theme - pre-Kenobi sampling, of course…
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