From Here to Eternity is a movie directed by Fred Zinnemann in 1953 and based on the book of the same name by James Jones, first published in 1951. The movie features Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine, and others.
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Storyline
In 1941, bugler and career soldier Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt transfers to a rifle company at Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. Because Prewitt was also a boxer, Captain Dana Holmes wants him on his regimental team. Warden successfully suggests doubling Prewitt’s company punishment as an alternative.
Movie vs Book
Year
1953
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
From Here to Eternity
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Country: USA
Year: 1953
Length: 1h58m
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Year
1951
Pages
816
Book Rate
8.18
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Book
From Here to Eternity
Author: James Jones
Country: USA
First published in: 1951
Length: 816 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The World War II Trilogy
User polls & recommendations
“It’s such a complicated thing to put a movie together. The book world is so much simpler.”
ARTHUR SLADE (Writer)
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