From Here to Eternity
“The boldest book of our time… honestly, fearlessly on the screen!”
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.
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Cast
63 people
Burt Lancaster
1st Sgt. Milton Warden
Known for
The Leopard
Sweet Smell of Success
Montgomery Clift
Pvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt
Known for
I Confess
A Place in the Sun
Deborah Kerr
Karen Holmes
Known for
The Innocents
Black Narcissus
Frank Sinatra
Pvt. Angelo Maggio
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
Ocean's Eleven
Donna Reed
Alma 'Lorene' Burke
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Philip Ober
Capt. Dana Holmes
Known for
North by Northwest
Elmer Gantry
Mickey Shaughnessy
Cpl. Leva
Known for
Jailhouse Rock
North to Alaska
Harry Bellaver
Pvt. Mazzioli
Known for
The Old Man and the Sea
Blue Collar
Ernest Borgnine
Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
Known for
Escape from New York
Jesus of Nazareth
Jack Warden
Cpl. Buckley
Known for
12 Angry Men
All the President's Men
John Dennis
Sgt. Ike Galovitch
Known for
Young Frankenstein
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Merle Travis
Sal Anderson
Also in
Five Minutes to Live
Roaring Rangers
Fred Zinnemann Director · Daniel Taradash Screenplay James Jones Author
Worldwide gross $30M · Budget $1.6M · United States release August 28, 1953
Box office
Budget
$1,650,000
Worldwide gross
$30,500,000
Gross vs. budget
18.5×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · August 5, 1953
Premiere · New York City
United States · August 28, 1953
Theatrical
Australia
October 18, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Belgium
August 28, 1953 · TV
Czechia
July 4, 2009 · Digital
Denmark
August 28, 1953 · Theatrical
Finland
August 28, 1953 · Theatrical
Germany
February 6, 1954 · Theatrical
Greece
December 1, 1953 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 17, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
October 8, 1954 · Theatrical
Japan
November 10, 1953 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 17, 2013 · Physical · DVD
October 9, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
South Korea
April 27, 1957 · Theatrical
Spain
November 2, 1966 · Theatrical · ICAA: 511550/3305540
Sweden
August 28, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 28, 1953 · Theatrical
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