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 »


Captain Dana Holmes:
You know why you were assigned to G Company?

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt:
No, sir.

Captain Dana Holmes:
I pulled a few strings. I'm the regimental boxing coach, you know.

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt:
Yes, sir.

Captain Dana Holmes:
I saw your fight with Connors in the Bowl, year before last. You should've won it.

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt:
Thank you, sir.

Captain Dana Holmes:
Our regiment got beaten in the finals last December, but I mean to win this year. All I've needed is a top middleweight.

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt:
I'm sorry, sir. I quit fighting.

Captain Dana Holmes:
Quit fighting? When? What for?

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt:
Well, over a year ago. Maybe you heard about what happened with Dixie Wells?

Captain Dana Holmes:
You mean that fellow that got hurt?

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt:
Yes sir.

Captain Dana Holmes:
Yes, I heard about that. It's too bad. I can understand how you feel, but those things happen.

Robert E. Lee "Prew' Prewitt:
That's WHY I decided I would quit, sir.

Captain Dana Holmes:
You might as well say stop war because one man got killed!

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