From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

In 1941, Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt (Montgomery Clift), a bugler, transfers from the Bugle Corps at Fort Shafter (giving up his corporal stripes) to a rifle outfit, Company "G", at Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. He was replaced as 1st bugler and left Shafter for Schofield. Prewitt, a native of Kentucky, enlisted at Ft. Myer, Virginia. He intends to be a "thirty-year man." Captain Dana "Dynamite" Holmes (Philip Ober) has heard of his reputation as a talented middleweight boxer.

IMDB Rating: 7.8/10

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

Holmes urges Prewitt to join the regimental boxing team and promises that Prewitt will be promoted to corporal or even sergeant if he helps win the boxing trophy on December 15. Prewitt refuses, recounting that he stopped fighting because of what happened to Dixie Wells, his sparring partner, over a year before. Holmes does not sympathize. He offers Prewitt the job of company bugler. "Not if it means fighting!" replies Prewitt.

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

Holmes retaliates by making army life as miserable as possible for Prewitt, hoping he will give in. Holmes is unable to break Prewitt's spirit. Holmes orders First Sergeant Milton Warden (Burt Lancaster) to prepare general court martial papers after Sergeant Galovitch first insults Prewitt, then gives an unreasonable order which Prewitt refuses. Prewitt also refuses to apologize to Galovitch, saying he should receive the apology from Galovitch. Warden, however, knowing of Holmes' unfair treatment and realizing Prewitt is a career soldier, suggests that he try to entice Prewitt to change his mind by doubling up on company punishment. The other non-commissioned officers assist in the conspiracy. Prewitt is supported only by his friend, Private Angelo Maggio (Frank Sinatra).
Lancaster and Kerr in the beach scene at Halona Cove, Oahu, Hawaii.

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

Meanwhile, Warden begins an affair with Holmes' neglected wife Karen (Deborah Kerr). Warden tells Karen the penalty for an affair with his commanding officer's wife is a twenty-year sentence in the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Leavenworth. Sergeant Maylon Stark (George Reeves) has told Warden that Karen had many affairs at Fort Bliss, including with him. As their relationship develops, Warden asks Karen about her numerous affairs to test her sincerity with him. Karen relates that Holmes has been unfaithful to her most of their marriage. She miscarried one night when Holmes returned home from an affair with a hat-check girl, drunk and unable to assist her by calling a doctor, resulting in her being unable to bear any more children. She then affirms her genuine love for Warden.

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

Prewitt and Maggio spend their liberty time at the New Congress Club, a gentlemen's club where Prewitt meets and falls for Lorene (Donna Reed). Lorene tells Prewitt, "as a waitress in a small Oregon town, she dated for three years, the son of the richest family in town. When her boyfriend married, she went to Seattle and met a woman who had worked in Hawaii. She then sailed to the islands, staying there a year and two months." Her desire: to "make a sock full of money to return to Oregon and buy a house for her mother." She also wants to marry a "proper" man with a "proper" job and live a "proper" life.

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

Prewitt confides to Lorene the reason he refuses to box for the company is that he blinded Dixie Wells, a close friend, while sparring. Maggio encounters Staff Sergeant James R. Judson (Ernest Borgnine) at the club. When Maggio complains that Judson's piano playing is interfering with his dancing, the two nearly come to blows. Maggio is told that Judson is the Sergeant of the Guard at the stockade.

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

From Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed portray the women in their lives and the supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine and George Reeves.

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

The film won eight Academy Awards out of 13 nominations, including for Picture, Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Frank Sinatra) and Supporting Actress (Donna Reed). The film's title comes originally from a quote from Rudyard Kipling's 1892 poem "Gentlemen-Rankers", about soldiers of the British Empire who had "lost way" and were "damned from here to eternity"

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

From Here to Eternity contains a short listing of Extra supplements, but in terms of content they rank very highly.

• Eternal History: Graphics-in-Picture Track: From the menu screen: "Watch this feature-length track for the complete story of how 1953s Best Picture winner came to the screen. New interviews and rare photos explore James Jones' controversial source novel, the film's legendary casting and censorship struggles, and its role in launching a new era of frankness in American film." The picture and graphics fill a rather significant portion of the screen, with the primary window appearing on the bottom-right hand corner and additional graphics – speaker titles, trivia boxes – appearing to the left in another large box. This is a very frank and hugely enlightening supplement.
• Audio Commentary: Tim Zinnemann, Director Fred Zinnemann's son; and Alvin Sargent, a longtime Zinnemann partner; talk in some detail about the picture, beginning with Sargent's initial ties to the film and moving on to cover the picture's background in the controversial bestseller by James Jones (whose letter to Fred Zinnemann is read in the track), the picture's story and adult themes, the characters, changes from novel to screen under the restriction of censorship, the picture's awards, and plenty more. With optional English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish subtitles.
• Making of From Here to Eternity (2:23): A vintage piece that examines the casting process and the stories surrounding it. It also mentions the film's highlight Oscar nominations.
• Fred Zinnemann - "As I See It" (9:33): The piece begins with a collection of excerpts from Zinnemann's on-set film footage, intercut with corresponding clips from the film. Also included are Zinnemann interview snippets in which he speaks on the film and several lengthy clips from the film.
• Lobby Cards: Included in the case are five collectible lobby cards, folded together and perforated at the seams.

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

From Here to Eternity Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation
From Here to Eternity is one of the best films of the 1950s and a landmark picture for a number of reasons. It may not be so scandalous now as it was then, but it remains a near faultless cinema experience, blending together incredible storytelling, captivating narratives, and superb acting in what is certainly one of the classic, unforgettable pictures of its, or any, time. Sony's Blu-ray release of From Here to Eternity features standout video, excellent audio, and a high quality assortment of extras, headlined by a fantastic picture-in-picture experience. From Here to Eternity earns my highest recommendation.

Italian Storyline - French Storyline - Spanish Storyline
German Storyline - Portuguese Storyline - Japanese Storyline

From BluRay.com

Please DO NOT MIRROR

If you'll find that my links are dead please let me know through the Private Messages.

&g... Blog Here <<<

In case the download links lead you into others site, copy the text to the address bar and it'll be okay.

×

From Here to Eternity (1953) Anniversary Edition

Close

Download Links

Uploaded

Uploaded Folder (Use Browser for Download file and Open it)

DDLStorage

DDLStorage Folder (Use Browser for Download file and Open it)

Easybytez

Easybytez Folder (Use Browser for Download file and Open it)

Rapidgator

Rapidgator Folder

Password: video