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From Here to Eternity
1953
· Movie
· 118 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #993
- IMDb #918
- Rotten Tomatoes #1006
- Metacritic #788
- Letterboxd #1164
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1249
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1267
- Metacritic Critics #411
- Metacritic Audience #2223
- Criticker #591
- Kinopoisk #2155
- AlloCiné #1027
- Trakt #1943
Every rating
63–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Google on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the lives of several soldiers stationed in Hawaii are explored. A former boxer refuses to fight for his unit, bringing the wrath of his commander upon him. His captain's unhappy wife engages in an affair with his second-in-command. These personal dramas play out against a backdrop of military discipline and the looming threat of war.
Details
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Writer
- Daniel Taradash
- Based on
- From Here to Eternity by James Jones
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 28 August 1953
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $1.6M
- Box office
- $30.5M
- Awards
- 21 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →12 major awards won · 21 wins from 28 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Picture | Buddy Adler | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Director | Fred Zinnemann | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Supporting Actor | Frank Sinatra | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Supporting Actress | Donna Reed | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Screenplay | Daniel Taradash | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Burnett Guffey | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Film Editing | William Lyon | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Sound Recording | John P. Livadary | Winner |
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Academy Awards
13 nominations, 8 won
| Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Burnett Guffey | Winner |
| Best Director | Fred Zinnemann | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | William Lyon | Winner |
| Best Picture | Buddy Adler | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Daniel Taradash | Winner |
| Best Sound Recording | John P. Livadary | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Frank Sinatra | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Donna Reed | Winner |
| Best Actor | Montgomery Clift | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Burt Lancaster | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Deborah Kerr | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design – Black-and-White | Jean Louis | Nominee |
| Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | George Duning and Morris Stoloff | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Fred Zinneman | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Frank Sinatra | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Fred Zinnemann | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Written American Drama | Daniel Taradash | Winner |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Fred Zinnemann | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Burt Lancaster | Winner |
| Best Director | Fred Zinneman | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Golden Screen | Winner | |
| Golden Screen with Star | Winner |
Bambi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film – International | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
Photoplay Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Gold Medal | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |