From Here To Eternity

Based on the novel by James Jones (1951), this all-star war drama is set on a US Army Base in Hawaii, short while before the Japanese attack on pearl Harbour and focuses on the conflict between individualism and institutional authority. Private "Prew" Prewitt (Clift), a former boxer, reports for duty at an infantry unit where he soon meets his new company commander Captain Holmes and 1st Sergeant Warden (Lancaster). When Prewitt refuses to join the company boxing team he finds himself the target of unremitting harassment. Meanwhile, Warden begins love affair with the commander’s wife Karen (Kerr). One night Prewitt’s buddy Private Maggio (Sinatra) takes him to a Club in Honolulu, where he meets a hostess named Alma (Reed). As romance blooms between the two, Maggio is beaten by an Italian-hating sergeant and dies from internal injuries. Japan Dec. 12th attack changes everything leads to a dramatic ending. Nominated for 13 Oscars (and winner of 8, including Best Picture of 1953).