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www.toxicuniverse.com - : The screen adaptation of James Jones's raunchy, best-selling, prize-winning From Here to Eternity swept the Academy Awards for 1953 (receiving eight, despite competition from Shane), is on the AFI list of hundred best American movies (#52; below Jaws?!), and contains one of the most famous of screen images (Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kissing on a beach as a wave washes over them). Also, the casting of Frank Sinatra in the film provided another very famous image: the racehorse head in the bed from The Godfather. more...
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www.cinema-scene.com - : ''The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War II has inspired a splendid movie, full of vivid performances and unforgettable scenes, a movie that uses the coming of war as a backdrop for individual stories of love, ambition, heroism, and betrayal. The name of that movie is From Here to Eternity.'' more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : When this company acquired the film rights to James Jones' best selling novel, widespread were the conjectures as to whether, after elimination of the four-letter words and the daring approach to sex, enough would be left to make a good picture. Such doubts are resoundingly banished in the finished product -- not only a good movie, but a great one. Puritanical indeed will be the critic or spectator who finds the film offensive, due largely to brilliant scripting, excellent direction by Fred Zinnemann, tasteful production guidance by Buddy Adler and magnificent performances by a star-studded, marquee-magnetic cast. Considering the popularity of the Jones tome and the potent exploitation possibilities inherent in the picture, plus the inevitable enthusiastic word-of-mouth reaction, there is virtually no ceiling on the business that can be expected in all bookings. It will be a strong contender for honors among 1953's ''bests.'' more...
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