The boldest book of our time… honestly, fearlessly on the screen!
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Burt Lancaster1st Sgt. Milton Warden
- Montgomery CliftPvt. Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt
- Deborah KerrKaren Holmes
- Frank SinatraPvt. Angelo Maggio
- Donna ReedAlma 'Lorene' Burke
- Philip OberCapt. Dana Holmes
- Mickey ShaughnessyCpl. Leva
- Harry BellaverPvt. Mazzioli
- Ernest BorgnineSgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
- Jack WardenCpl. Buckley
Crew
- Fred ZinnemannDirector
- Daniel TaradashScreenplay
- James JonesNovel
- Burnett GuffeyDirector of Photography
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer
- William A. LyonEditor
- Buddy AdlerProducer
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