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Shot for just $1.6M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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From Here to Eternity
"The boldest book of our time⦠honestly, fearlessly on the screen!"
1953 1h 58m EN
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Synopsis
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In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
βThe boldest book of our timeβ¦ honestly, fearlessly on the screen!β
Cast
Burt Lancaster
1st Sgt. Milton Warden
Montgomery Clift
Pvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt
Deborah Kerr
Karen Holmes
Frank Sinatra
Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Donna Reed
Alma 'Lorene' Burke
Philip Ober
Capt. Dana Holmes
Mickey Shaughnessy
Cpl. Leva
Harry Bellaver
Pvt. Mazzioli
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Writers
- Daniel Taradash
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Grossed $31M β a 18.5Γ return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
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73 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Fred Zinnemann, shot by Burnett Guffey. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor William A. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift and Deborah Kerr carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "The boldest book of our time⦠honestly, fearlessly on the screen!".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Fred Zinnemann directs. Burnett Guffey behind the camera. George Duning scores. William A. Lyon cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.6M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Grossed $31M β a 18.5Γ return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
- 373 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 4Directed by Fred Zinnemann, shot by Burnett Guffey. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor William A. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift and Deborah Kerr carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "The boldest book of our time⦠honestly, fearlessly on the screen!".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0045793 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes β a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
- 11Classified under 15 themes, including "beach", "based on novel or book", "hawaii", "world war ii".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Burnett Guffey
- Original score
- George Duning
- Editing
- William A. Lyon
- Costume design
- Jean Louis
- Makeup / hair
- Rhoda Donaldson
- Runtime
- 118 min Β· 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,650,000
- Box office
- $30,500,000
- Return
- 1848% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Academy Award for Best Director
- Academy Award for Best Picture
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Fred Zinnemann
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Columbia Pictures
US
Key crew
- NovelJames Jones
- EditorWilliam A. Lyon
- ProducerBuddy Adler
- CinematographyFloyd Crosby
- CastingMaxwell Arnow
- HairstylistRhoda Donaldson
- Makeup ArtistNewt Jones
- Makeup ArtistRobert J. Schiffer
- Assistant DirectorJim Hogan
- PropsCharles Granucci
- PropsStuart Stevenson
- Supervising Sound EditorJohn P. Livadary
- Stunt DoubleJohn Cason
- Assistant CameraVal O'Malley
- Costume DesignJean Louis
- Music DirectorMorris Stoloff
- Art DirectionCary Odell
- Set DecorationFrank Tuttle
- Assistant DirectorEarl Bellamy
- Makeup ArtistClay Campbell
- HairstylistHelen Hunt
- Sound EngineerLodge Cunningham
- OrchestratorArthur Morton
- Sound RecordistHarold Lee
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- beach
- based on novel or book
- hawaii
- world war ii
- harassment
- pearl harbor
- military base
- black and white
- bombing
- extramarital affair
- military life
- army base
- 1940s
- boxing
- army bugler
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere1953-08-05NRΒ· New York City
- Theatrical1953-08-28NR
Also known as
International titles
- De aquΓ a la eternidadAR
- HΓ€rifrΓ₯n till evighetenFI
- Tant qu'il y aura des hommesFR
- A Um Passo da EternidadeBR
- From Here to EternityBR
- μ§μμμ μμμΌλ‘KR
- HΓ€rifrΓ₯n till evighetenSE
