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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

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…


Reviewed by Kim Newman

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