Everlasting Classic

Rating: 7/10 (19 April 2006)

Set in 1941, Robert E. Lee Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) has requested Army transfer and has ended up at Schofield in Hawaii. His new captain, Dana Holmes, has heard of his boxing past and is eager to get him to represent the company. However, 'Prew' refuses to box anymore after a tragic incident, so Holmes gets his men to make his life a complete living hell. Also, the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor looms in the distance.
From Here to Eternity (1953) is a harsh look at military life prior to Pearl Harbor, but don't expect a lot of fighting. It is indeed an everlasting classic - with that famous love scene on the beach. It is a highly emotion filled drama which draws you in from beginning to finish. It was directed by Fred Zinnemann, shot in Black and White, in Hawaii. It won 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture(1953) Best B&W cinematography, and both Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed won Best Supporting that year. A fantastic movie.