---
title: 'Back from Eternity (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Farrow'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/back-from-eternity-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048975/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Back from Eternity (1956)

1956 · 97 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Back from Eternity is a 1956 American drama film about a planeload of people stranded in the South American jungle and subsequently menaced by headhunters. The film stars Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Anita Ekberg and Gene Barry. The film is a remake of the 1939 film Five Came Back, also directed and produced by John Farrow. Richard Carroll, who is credited with writing the story for Back from Eternity, wrote the original story for Five Came Back.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-farrow)
- **Screenplay:** [Jonathan Latimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-latimer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [RKO](https://cinepixo.com/people/rko)
- **Director of Photography:** [William C. Mellor](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-c-mellor)
- **Editor:** [Eda Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/eda-warren)

## Cast

- [Barbara Eden](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-eden)
- [Adele Mara](https://cinepixo.com/people/adele-mara)
- [Rico Alaniz](https://cinepixo.com/people/rico-alaniz)
- [Rod Steiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-steiger)
- [Anita Ekberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-ekberg)
- [Fred Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-clark)
- [Tol Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/tol-avery)
- [Beulah Bondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/beulah-bondi)
- [Phyllis Kirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-kirk)
- [Alex Montoya](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-montoya)
- [Jesse White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-white)
- [Harold J. Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-j-stone)
- [Jon Provost](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-provost)
- [Robert Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ryan)
- [Keith Andes](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-andes)

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