From Here To Eternity: Best Picture 1953

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (War/Drama - NR) PRODUCER: Buddy Adler ABOUT THE FILM Centered on Army life in Hawaii before the attack on Pearl Harbor. DIRECTED BY: Fred Zinnemann (who also won the Oscar for direction).

THE CAST INCLUDES Montgomery Clift / Nominated (THE HEIRESS, A PLACE IN THE SUN, RAINTREE COUNTY, THE MISFITS, JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG, FREUD) Burt Lancaster / Nominated (ELMER GANTRY, BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ, SORRY, WRONG NUMBER, COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA, APACHE, VERA CRUZ, THE ROSE TATTOO, THE RAINMAKER, JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG, SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, THE TRAIN, THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL, AIRPORT, VALDEZ IS COMING, TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING, THE CASSANDRA CROSSING, ATLANTIC CITY, LOCAL HERO, TOUGH GUYS) Deborah Kerr / Nominated (BLACK NARCISSUS, KING SOLOMON'S MINES, QUO VADIS, THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, THE KING AND I, AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, SEPARATE TABLES, THE SUNDOWNERS, THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, THE ARRANGEMENT) Frank Sinatra / Oscared Supporting Actor! (SHIP AHOY, ANCHORS AWEIGH, THE KISSING BANDIT, THE TENDER TRAP, GUYS AND DOLLS, HIGH SOCIETY, PAL JOEY, OCEAN'S ELEVEN, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDAT, VON RYAN'S EXPRESS, TONY ROME, THE FIRST DEADLY SIN) Donna Reed / Oscared Supporting Actress! (SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE) With Philip Ober, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Warden, and Mickey Shaughnessy. ABOUT THE PRODUCER American Buddy Adler (1906 - 1960), who's real name was Maurice Adler, also headed Fox Studios for several years from 1956. Adler's other works include: THE DARK PAST, SALOME, LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING, BUS STOP, and SOUTH PACIFIC. NOTES & TRIVA Daniel Taradash received the Screenplay Oscar. While Burnett Guffey was awarded the Oscar for B&W Cinematography. William Lyon received his Oscar for Editing. John P. Livadary received the Sound Recording Oscar. Based on the novel by James Jones. One of the most memorable scenes is the Burt Lancaster / Deborah Kerr beach love scene. OTHER NOMINATIONS Direction (*) Supporting Actor (*) Supporting Actress (*) Writing (*) Cinematography (*) Editing (*) Sound (*) Actor (2) Actress Costume Design Music OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS JULIUS CAESAR THE ROBE ROMAN HOLIDAY SHANE GO TO: Next Year

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