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"From Here to Eternity" DVD
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"From Here to Eternity"
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Guide Rating -  
Pros  •  Powerful portrait of American Army life on the eve of World War II
•  Wonderful romantic subplots involving a pair of stories of doomed love
•  Excellent picture and sound quality
Cons  •  DVD’s special features are lackluster
•  Censorship restricted language and sexuality
•  U.S. Army forced story changes
The Bottom Line - This great classic creates a powerful portrait of Army life for American soldiers stationed in Hawaii on the eve of World War II, and it never looked or sounded better than when I watched it on Columbia TriStar DVD recently.

 
Product Description
•  DVD of great American classic film
•  Montgomery Clift is memorable as talented misfit Private Prewitt in this screen adaptation of James Jones’ novel.
•  Wonderful romantic subplots, including famous scene where Lancaster and Kerr lie in a lovers’ embrace on the beach as waves break over them.
 
 
Reviewed by Ivana Redwine
"From Here to Eternity" DVD

Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, "From Here to Eternity" is a powerful portrait of Army life for American soldiers stationed in Hawaii on the eve of World War II. I love this film’s tale of the talented misfit who is accidentally killed by the organization he loves, and the movie has a pair of stories of doomed love thrown in for good measure. This great classic never looked or sounded better than when I watched it on Columbia TriStar DVD recently, but alas, the DVD’s special features turned out to be lackluster.

Selected Special Features on the DVD:

  • Commentary by Tim Zinnemann and Alvin Sargent
  • Excerpts from "Fred Zinnemann: As I See It"
  • Featurette: The Making of "From Here to Eternity"
  • Filmographies
  • Theatrical Trailers
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