From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. Army soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed portray the women in their lives and the supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves.

Holmes makes life as miserable as possible for Prewitt, hoping that he will give in. Holmes orders First Sergeant Milton Warden Burt Lancaster to prepare general courtmartial papers after Sergeant Galovitch John Dennis first insults Prewitt and then gives an unreasonable order that Prewitt refuses to obey. Warden suggests, however, that he try to get Prewitt to change his mind by doubling up on company punishment. The other noncommissioned officers join the conspiracy. Prewitt is supported only by his friend, Private Angelo Maggio Frank Sinatra.Meanwhile, Warden begins an affair with Holmes neglected wife, Karen Deborah Kerr. Warden tells Karen that he is risking a twentyyear prison sentence. Sergeant Maylon Stark George Reeves has told Warden about Karens many previous affairs at Fort Bliss, including with him. As their relationship develops, Warden asks Karen about her affairs to test her sincerity. Karen relates that Holmes has been unfaithful to her most of their marriage. She miscarried one night when Holmes returned home from seeing a hatcheck girl, drunk and unable to call a doctor, resulting in her being unable to bear any more children. She then affirms her love for Warden. ........

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