A classic film that blends the elements of war and romance

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 2001)

(May contain spoilers)
The film that contains one of the steamiest make-out sessions in
movie history, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY proves to be a quite good blend of a war movie with heartfelt romance. Burt Lancaster stars as Sgt. Warden, one of the leaders of a rugged army unit stationed in Hawaii just before the Pearl Harbor bombing. The late Montgomery Clift also stars as Prewitt, a bugeler in Warden's platoon that seems to get neck- deep in trouble with the other grunts. And Frank Sinatra completes the male leads as Angelo, Prewitt's swinging soldier buddy. All three of
the main characters try to engage in relationships outside the army, which gets Warden and Prewitt in slight trouble. Warden falls for his superior's wife, Karen (Debora Kerr), which obviously, if the two get caught in each other's arms, it's deep doo-doo for Warden! Mean- while, Prewitt himself winds up falling for a prostitute named Lorene (Donna Reed). And Angelo? His freewheeling hijinks don't land him a permanent score, but he still manages to meet up with a couple of
gals anyway! All this ended with tragedy, mostly due to the conflict of the big war. Lancaster is in top form as Warden, while Clift does a smoldering loner act, sort of like James Dean that was a little ahead by 4 years.