An all-star cast brought what was considered an unfilmable novel to the screen with skill and grace with this story of the loves, hopes, and dreams of those in a close-knit Army barracks in Hawaii shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Montgomery Clift portrays a former boxer who refuses to fight after blinding a friend in the ring and is sent to the remote outpost as punishment for his insubordination. Love and tragedy abound in this unflattering look at military life and American thought before the war. Director Fred Zinneman's Oscar-winning film is based on the novel by James Jones.
The Columbia TriStar special edition video #80693 is part of a limited edition Academy Awards sell through package that comes with a free copy of "Oscar's Greatest Moments," a classic collection of some of the most memorable moments from Oscar telecasts.
Contract player Aldo Ray was the original choice for Prewitt by Columbia Studio chief Harry Cohn, but Fred Zinnemann and novelist James Jones wanted Montgomery Clift.
Filmed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.
The film's technical consultant was Retired Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder, Ret.
Additional cast: Merle Travis (Sal Anderson), Arthur Keegan (Treadwell), Douglas Henderson (Corporal Champ Wilson), and John Bryant (Captain Ross).
Excerpt: "I never knew it could be like this."--Deborah Kerr to Burt Lancaster, on the beach
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Special Edition
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono- English
Dolby Digital Mono- French
Dolby Digital Mono- Portuguese
Dolby Digital Mono- Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Audio Commentary: Tim Zinneman- Son of Director, Alvin Sargent- Featured Actor
Featurette:
1. Making 0f FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
2. EXCERPTS FROM FRED ZINNEMAN- AS I SEE IT
Interactive Features:
Scene Selection
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Talent Files
Art Director
Cary Odell: Art Director
Costume Designer
Jean Louis:
Director of Photography
Burnett Guffey: Oscar Winning Directory of Photography, BONNIE AND CLYDE
Source Writer
James Jones: American Novelist
Makeup
Clay Campbell: Makeup Artist\1950s
Review 1:
"...[It] remains incredibly potent stuff..."
Source: Premiere
p.105 06/01/2003
Review 2:
"...[A] solidly built drama of bully politics and discontent in the US army just before Pearl Harbor..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.59 03/01/2002
Review 3:
"Rapturously received from the moment it was released in 1953, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY remains, half a century later, a singular cinematic experience, one of the landmarks of American film."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C11 12/05/2003
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