From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity1953

Stars: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 118 minutes

Here's a model for adapting a novel into a movie. The bestseller by James Jones, a frank and hard-hitting look at military life, could not possibly be made into a film in 1953 without considerably altering its length and bold subject matter. Yet scr… more »



Karen Holmes:
Don't try to be gallant, Sergeant. If you think this is a mistake, come right out and say so. ...Well, I guess it's about time for me to be heading home, isn't it? ...Well, isn't it?

Sergeant Milton Warden:
What's the matter? What started all this, anyway? You think I'd be here if I thought it was a mistake? Taking a chance on 20 years in Leavenworth for making dates with the company commander's wife? And her acting like-- like Lady Astor's horse, and all because I got here on time!

Karen Holmes:
Well, on the other hand, I've got a bathing suit under my dress...

Sergeant Milton Warden:
Me too!

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