---
title: 'From Here to Eternity (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fred Zinnemann'
released: '1953-08-28'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/from-here-to-eternity-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045793/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# From Here to Eternity (1953)

1953 · 118 min · Drama, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

From Here to Eternity is a 1953 American romantic war drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel by James Jones. It deals with the tribulations of three United States Army soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed portray the women in their lives. The supporting cast features Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fred Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-zinnemann)
- **Screenplay:** [Daniel Taradash](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-taradash)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Duning](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-duning)
- **Producer:** [Buddy Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-adler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Burnett Guffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/burnett-guffey)
- **Editor:** [William Lyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lyon)

## Cast

- [Montgomery Clift](https://cinepixo.com/people/montgomery-clift)
- [Deborah Kerr](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-kerr)
- [Willis Bouchey](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-bouchey)
- [Fay Roope](https://cinepixo.com/people/fay-roope)
- [Claude Akins](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-akins)
- [Frank Sinatra](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sinatra)
- [Lee Van Cleef](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-van-cleef)
- [Donna Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-reed)
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine)
- [Tim Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-ryan)
- [Don Dubbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-dubbins)
- [Joseph Sargent](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-sargent)
- [Mary Carver](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-carver)
- [Carleton Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/carleton-young)
- [James Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-jones)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/from-here-to-eternity-1953
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