From Here to Eternity (1953)

Release date: 1953-08-28
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Production Co: Columbia Pictures
Genre: War, Romance, Drama
Rating: 7.6/10
Length: 1h 58min

Storyline

It's 1941. Robert E. Lee Prewitt 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 starts 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 bombing of Pearl Harbor looms in the distance.

Plot Keywords

dead soldier, court martial, awol, dysfunctional marriage, u.s. army, boxing, torture, italian american, knife, marital infidelity, year 1941, u.s. military, hostess, boxing ring, absent without leave, hit in the face, knife fight, harassment, world war two, soldier

Short Review

It is not a pretty picture, with its drunkenness, brawls, illicit affairs, bullyings and subservience to rank, but it is a true picture, and that is what matters most.