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From Here to Eternity

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19791979
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 6h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Natalie Wood and William Devane in From Here to Eternity (1979)
Drama
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
505
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  • Stars
    • Natalie Wood
    • William Devane
    • Steve Railsback
  • Stars
    • Natalie Wood
    • William Devane
    • Steve Railsback
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    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Top cast

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    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Karen Holmes
    William Devane
    William Devane
    • Sgt. Milt Warden
    Steve Railsback
    Steve Railsback
    • Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
    Roy Thinnes
    Roy Thinnes
    • Capt. Dana Holmes
    Joe Pantoliano
    Joe Pantoliano
    • Pvt. Angelo Maggio
    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Lorene Rogers
    Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle
    • Fatso Judson
    Will Sampson
    Will Sampson
    • Cpl. Cheney
    Rick Hurst
    Rick Hurst
    • Pfc. Hanson
    Salome Jens
    Salome Jens
    • Gert Kipfer
    Andrew Robinson
    Andrew Robinson
    • Sgt. Maylon Stark
    David Spielberg
    David Spielberg
    • Lt. Ross
    Andy Griffith
    Andy Griffith
    • Gen. Barney Slater
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • Col. Jack Delbart
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • Sgt. Doehm
    Christopher Murney
    Christopher Murney
    • Cpl. Lewis
    Gene Scherer
    • Cpl. Kowalski
    John Crawford
    John Crawford
    • Maj. Thompson
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the beach scene, Natalie Wood had a nude clip, which was shown in theaters overseas.
    • Goofs
      All of the officers and enlisted personnel are wearing black neckties. At this time frame the Army had already changed to khaki neckties.
    • Connections
      Edited from Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

    User reviews8

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    6/10
    Unusual (if not bizarre) casting in sexed-up remake of the 1953 classic...
    James Jones' novel of overheated lives on a Hawaiian Army Base--just prior to the Japanese bombing on Pearl Harbor in 1941--filtered through the 1953 screenplay by Daniel Taradash before being reworked by new writers Harold Gast and Don McGuire, ostensibly to give the old chestnut some bolder action and sex appeal. There's definitely more skin--and more sinister machismo--on-screen, but by taking on the Oscar-winning theatrical adaptation from '53, one has to wonder just what the producers of this TV mini-series hoped to gain? Luckily, they've got Natalie Wood in the role of the Army Captain's estranged wife (with plenty of movie star allure, Wood gives the part her all, winning a Golden Globe for Best Actress); unfortunately, the rest of the cast is made up of television names (William Devane, Andy Griffith), B-list stalwarts (Roy Thinnes, Richard Bright), wild card newcomers (Kim Basinger, Steve Railsback), and several very odd choices (Peter Boyle as "Fatso", Will Sampson as Corporal Cheney, Joe Pantoliano in Frank Sinatra's signature role of Maggio). Aside from Wood, the best acting comes from muscular Devane as Sergeant Warden (despite his tendency to play hardball by making tough-guy faces) and Railsback, too, is interesting in the ex-boxer role left behind by Montgomery Clift. Railsback approaches the stubborn rebellion of Private Prewitt with understated ease, but the often daft teleplay leaves him in a lurch whenever he's called on to get surly in a bordello or argue with his marriage-minded island squeeze (sample dialogue: "You think I wanna take care of some snot-nosed little brat and work all day in the pineapple fields?!"). Veteran director Buzz Kulik must have felt the pressure to pull off some sort of TV miracle here, but his staging is uneven and cumbersome, most especially in the group scenes when there doesn't even appear to be a director's hand present. Moments of the presentation (278 minutes on video) are pure pap, while the color photography, locations, set designs and costumes appear second rate.
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    • moonspinner55
    • Apr 22, 2009

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1979 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bennett/Katleman Productions
      • Columbia Pictures Television
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    • 6 hours
      • Color
      • Mono

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