Lee Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) has to resist the malevolent Captain Holmes, who pressures him to box after he's quit the sport (Prewitt blinded a friend in the ring). In one wing of the plot, a soldier named Robert E.
Army on the brink of the beginning of World War II-and shortly after the war begins as well. This was not only super racy by the standards of the day, but probably also inspired tens of thousands of Americans to imitate it-little suspecting how much sand would infiltrate their bathing suits in the process.īut the movie is about more than tastefully erotic beach-snogging. Warden (Burt Lancaster) and Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) roll around in the surf and make out as a wave washes over them. If you watch From Here to Eternity, be warned-you may end up with a bathing suit full of sand.įrom Here to Eternity is most famous for its kiss-on-the-beach scene, where Sgt. Stars: Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift Here too are their women-the company commander's wife who shamlessly loves a lowly sergeant.the B-girl who makes the mistake of falling in love with the solider who picks her up.men and women who live each day as though it may be their last.Writers: Daniel Taradash, James Jones (novel) Here is a world not only of military installations but also of tropical beaches, city life and honky-tonk bars filled with GIs yearning for the girls back home. The novel's setting is Hawaii during the ominous months of 1941, climaxing with the devastating Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.įrom Here to Eternity evokes the American solider's life candidly and in dramatic detail. Book SummaryĪ big, sprawling story that has been called the most important novel to come out of World War II, From Here to Eternity carries us into the exciting, tumultuous and often brutal world inhabited by soldiers and the women they love. Inside, there is a gap between the pages and the spine, however the binding is tight and the pages are crisp and clean. The dust jacket has some shelf wear and closed tears. From Here to Eternity by James Jones is a 803-page hardcover published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951.
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