Back from Eternity (1956)

A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in an area inhabited by ... See full summary »

Director:

John Farrow

Writers:

Richard Carroll (story), Jonathan Latimer

Stars:

Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, Rod Steiger

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Ryan	...	Bill Lonagan
Anita Ekberg	...	Rena
Rod Steiger	...	Vasquel
Phyllis Kirk	...	Louise Melhorn
Keith Andes	...	Joe Brooks
Gene Barry	...	Jud Ellis
Fred Clark	...	Crimp
Beulah Bondi	...	Martha Spangler
Cameron Prud'Homme	...	Prof. Henry Spangler
Jesse White	...	Pete Boswick
Adele Mara	...	Maria Alvarez - Stewardess
Jon Provost	...	Tommy Malone

Storyline

A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in an area inhabited by vicious cannibals and must escape before they are found.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | remake | dead women in uniform | jungle tribe | amazon tribe | 

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Taglines:

30 MINUTES TO LIVE - Head-hunter Drums grew louder in the jungle and a condemned criminal held 9 lives in his hands.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 1957 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Zurück aus der Ewigkeit

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Barbara Eden's movie debut.

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Goofs

Lighting and camera crew are reflected in car windows as car drives away from airport.

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Connections

Referenced in The James Dean Story (1957)

User Reviews

Good survival melodrama

This tale was previously filmed in 1939 ,by the same director ,John Farrow and in that version it was a lean,mean and exciting B-movie.Here it lasts 20 minutes or so longer and this additional running time consists mainly of padding ,which serves to dilute the impact of the movie.It means that the minor classic of an earlier era has become a solid and enjoyable movie from the era in which it was made . The story revolves around a plane crash in the remote jungles of South America. The pilot declares he is able to repair the plane and it will fly some of them back to safety ,the problem being there is only room for 5 people on board the repaired vessel ,which means some will have to stay behind and take their chances with the inhospitable terrain and the hostile natives who are unhappy about this incursion into their domain . The survivors are a disparate group-there is the hard drinking pilot (Robert Ryan) ,a Vegas performer (Anita Ekberg),a criminal en route to execution (Rod Steiger) and the sadistic cop accompanying him (Fred Clark),a socialite and her milquetoast fiancé (Phyllis Kirk and Gene Barry),the co-pilot (Keith Andes),a distinguished elderly academic and his wife of many years (Cameron Proudhomme and Beulah Bondi).The party is rounded out by a 4 year old boy(Jon Provost) The movie sees the party disintegrate under the strain as tensions erupt and violence breaks out before the final decision is a made

The movie is well acted -,especially by Steiger ,Barry and Ryan ,has a crisp Franz Waxman score and delivers solid entertainment all round .It would ,in my view have benefited from being a tad leaner and more economical but there is still a good time to be had from watching it