One of my all time favorite movies. I'm a big Montgomery Clift fan, seen several of his movies, this was his best. From here to Eternity is like Casablanca, every scene works. I also read the book, and of course there so much more in the book than the movie, but I still love the movie. I saw the movie first and then I read the book.
Reading about the making of this film and comments from all the major actors and director highlights how absolutely crucial Montgomery Clift was to the great success of From Here To Eternity. Accepting his Oscar he noted "there would be no From Here to Eternity" without Monty. Zinnemann also said he raised the performance of every other actor because he cared so much. And he managed all this while suffering alcoholism and prescription medication addiction. I can never say enough about Clift's talent, absolute dedication to his work and strength of character DESPITE w his illnesses, mental and physical.
01:43 the other soldier with Montgomery Clift is played by Alvin Sargent, who won a an Oscar for writing the screenplay for JULIA(1977) starring Jane Fonda. At 12:30 that shot soldier is also played by Sargent.
I was about 18 when this movie came out and to this day, for a variety of reasons, consider it to be one of the best I've ever seen and would have to be of of my top ten...even if it was shot in black and blacker.
I remember the first time I watched from here to eternity I was 15 years old this movie is definitely great Montgomery cliff was great in the movie I totally understand why frank Sinatra won his oscar for the movie he definitely proves he can act
Fred Zinnemann directed JULIA (1977) with Jane Fonda/Lillian Hellman and is my favorite film. But Vanessa Redgrave's performance as Julia shines in a film filled with great performances. Set in the 1930's, the themes of anti-fascism and friendship, art and theater are blended to perfection. The apogee is the fraught scene between Hellman and Julia in a Berlin tavern as Hellman smuggles in cash for anti-Nazi activities, and while Fonda is excellent, Fonda herself said Redgrave's performance was on an entirely elevated level.
You've got to watch "From Here to Obscurity" with Sid Caesar; and also watch Sid Caesar's sendup of "Streetcar". He was better than Brando. Sid Caesar was the comedy genius of the century.
"The event movie for people to see". I'm fairly certain that statement is kind of true in so much as it was the biggest movie of the year that didn't involve Bobby Driscoll taking the Darling children to Neverland or Richard Burton winning the Jesus robe in a dice game.
I always thought Donna Reed was miscast as the prostitute, Lorene. A much better choice would have been Linda Darnell, who to my mind would have been absolutely perfect for the part. Won an Oscar though. But I'd argue, in that part, so would have Darnell. The film has its faults, but not many. Maggio, the part played by Sinatra was a kid in his teens in the book, while Frank was pushing forty, and looked it. Ancient for a Private. However he does a great job playing a guy who can't sing in that scene where he's putting on his civies in the barracks, though. A guy appropriately nicknamed "The Voice", perhaps the best male vocalist of his century. And maybe *that's* what got him the Oscar. Clift, despite training, as Howard Hawks remarked when working with him on Red River, could never throw a proper punch. So during his fight with Sgt. Galovich he's shot in close-ups of his face, fists clenched in a suggestion of fighting, but in the long view with all the men gathered around the two fighters, Clift is substituted by a too obvious double in the shot. Lancaster is perfect as Warden, and Kerr's unconventional casting as Karen Holmes is a surprisingly sexy stroke of genius. Good job.
1953 Best Actor Oscar nominees: William Holden - Stalag 17, Marlon Brando - Julius Caesar, Montgomery Clift/Burt Lancaster - From Here to Eternity, Richard Burton - The Robe
All this analysis but no one has been able to tell me why an E-7 has a diamond. And why didn't he want to be an officer? He made it to 1st Sgt., was he just lazy?
I do not think Donna Reed's performance was worthy of an Oscar though it was pretty good, Deborah was ofcourse brillant, would've appreciated more scenes of her. Her scene with Burt Lancaster on the beach is iconic. Wish the background score was a bit more naunced.
Be Kind Rewind suggests that Deborah should have been nominated in Best Supporting Actress, since Karen isn't really a lead role, and she was competing with Audrey Hepburn's big debut in Roman Holiday
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Excellent analysis. I have often thought ''From Here to Eternity'' just doesn't get the credit it deserves from the average movie-goer.
I always feel it should get the same kind of recognition as the likes of Citizen Kane, A Streetcar Named Desire, Psycho etc
Love this movie Monty was something else everyone wants to have the talent he had now x
One of my all time favorite movies. I'm a big Montgomery Clift fan, seen several of his movies, this was his best. From here to Eternity is like Casablanca, every scene works. I also read the book, and of course there so much more in the book than the movie, but I still love the movie. I saw the movie first and then I read the book.
From Here To Eternity is brilliant! Great video!
Thank you!
Reading about the making of this film and comments from all the major actors and director highlights how absolutely crucial Montgomery Clift was to the great success of From Here To Eternity. Accepting his Oscar he noted "there would be no From Here to Eternity" without Monty. Zinnemann also said he raised the performance of every other actor because he cared so much. And he managed all this while suffering alcoholism and prescription medication addiction. I can never say enough about Clift's talent, absolute dedication to his work and strength of character DESPITE w his illnesses, mental and physical.
01:43 the other soldier with Montgomery Clift is played by Alvin Sargent, who won a an Oscar for writing the screenplay for JULIA(1977) starring Jane Fonda.
At 12:30 that shot soldier is also played by Sargent.
I was about 18 when this movie came out and to this day, for a variety of reasons, consider it to be one of the best I've ever seen and would have to be of of my top ten...even if it was shot in black and blacker.
Black and blacker lol?
So old
I remember the first time I watched from here to eternity I was 15 years old this movie is definitely great Montgomery cliff was great in the movie I totally understand why frank Sinatra won his oscar for the movie he definitely proves he can act
You could spend more than half the video gushing over Montgomery Clift’s performance 😂💙
And this is a great video thanks!
I certainly could ❤
Also must give great credit to director Fred Zinnemann another brilliant unsung talent from this era, even despite his two directing oscars
Agreed!
Fred Zinnemann directed JULIA (1977) with Jane Fonda/Lillian Hellman and is my favorite film. But Vanessa Redgrave's performance as Julia shines in a film filled with great performances. Set in the 1930's, the themes of anti-fascism and friendship, art and theater are blended to perfection. The apogee is the fraught scene between Hellman and Julia in a Berlin tavern as Hellman smuggles in cash for anti-Nazi activities, and while Fonda is excellent, Fonda herself said Redgrave's performance was on an entirely elevated level.
Thank you from Amsterdam.
What is the excited voice saying over the loudspeaker @ 12:30?
Something about the Japanese invading
You've got to watch "From Here to Obscurity" with Sid Caesar; and also watch Sid Caesar's sendup of "Streetcar". He was better than Brando. Sid Caesar was the comedy genius of the century.
My personal WW2 film trilogy:
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY(1953)
TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH(1949)
THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES(1946)
I would add "Bridge on the River Kwai"
I'd throw in the Thin Red Line but that would be four!
"The event movie for people to see". I'm fairly certain that statement is kind of true in so much as it was the biggest movie of the year that didn't involve Bobby Driscoll taking the Darling children to Neverland or Richard Burton winning the Jesus robe in a dice game.
I always thought Donna Reed was miscast as the prostitute, Lorene. A much better choice would have been Linda Darnell, who to my mind would have been absolutely perfect for the part. Won an Oscar though. But I'd argue, in that part, so would have Darnell.
The film has its faults, but not many. Maggio, the part played by Sinatra was a kid in his teens in the book, while Frank was pushing forty, and looked it. Ancient for a Private. However he does a great job playing a guy who can't sing in that scene where he's putting on his civies in the barracks, though. A guy appropriately nicknamed "The Voice", perhaps the best male vocalist of his century. And maybe *that's* what got him the Oscar.
Clift, despite training, as Howard Hawks remarked when working with him on Red River, could never throw a proper punch. So during his fight with Sgt. Galovich he's shot in close-ups of his face, fists clenched in a suggestion of fighting, but in the long view with all the men gathered around the two fighters, Clift is substituted by a too obvious double in the shot.
Lancaster is perfect as Warden, and Kerr's unconventional casting as Karen Holmes is a surprisingly sexy stroke of genius.
Good job.
1953 Best Actor Oscar nominees:
William Holden - Stalag 17, Marlon Brando - Julius Caesar,
Montgomery Clift/Burt Lancaster - From Here to Eternity,
Richard Burton - The Robe
William Holden, who won the Best Actor Oscar, felt that Monty Clift and Burt Lancaster actually deserved the Oscar.
I forgot that George reeves is in the movie
He has a tiny role in Gone With the Wind as well, at the start with red hair.
Why was it filmed in black and white?
Probably because they were using actual Pearl Harbour footage, which was in black and white, and that allowed it to match up
I like the characters from the 1940s, well at least they kept showing the 1940’s dates on screen.
All this analysis but no one has been able to tell me why an E-7 has a diamond. And why didn't he want to be an officer? He made it to 1st Sgt., was he just lazy?
He was afraid of turning out like Holmes. He says so specifically to Prewitt while drunk.
At the time depicted a First Sergeant's chevrons only had two rockers. Back then three rockers were exclusive to Master Sergeants.
As someone who's been in a similar situation, being at the top of the enlisted force is preferable to being a second lieutenant.
I do not think Donna Reed's performance was worthy of an Oscar though it was pretty good, Deborah was ofcourse brillant, would've appreciated more scenes of her. Her scene with Burt Lancaster on the beach is iconic. Wish the background score was a bit more naunced.
Be Kind Rewind suggests that Deborah should have been nominated in Best Supporting Actress, since Karen isn't really a lead role, and she was competing with Audrey Hepburn's big debut in Roman Holiday
I guess I'm the odd man out - I can't stand Frank Sinatra in this movie. (Don't really like him generally either)
fair enough
I didn’t see any bi-sexual