Every bit the classic it is made out to be

Rating: 9/10 (30 January 2017)

Hawaii, late-1941. We see the lives of a few men at an Army base, in particular Private Prewett, Sergeant Warden and Private Maggio. They have their lives and loves. All their stories will come to a head on 7 December when they will be first hand witnesses to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Every bit the classic it is made out to be. Good script, containing many plots and sub-plots, running in parallel, culminating in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Solid direction from Fred Zinnemann.
Superb performances by a great cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra - all five of them got Oscar nominations with Reed winning Best Supporting Actress and Sinatra Best Supporting Actor. The cast also includes early-career appearances by Jack Warden and Ernest Borgnine.
The movie itself won the 1954 Best Picture Oscar and director Fred Zinnemann won Best Director. It finished with a total of 8 wins and another 5 nominations.