Winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 1953, this all-star wartime drama is one of the greats. Based on a hit novel by James Jones, it tells the story of three United States Army soldiers stationed in Hawaii in the months prior to the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Montgomery Clift is Private Robert Prewitt, who wants to focus on his career as a soldier rather than his previous career as a boxer. Burt Lancaster is Sergeant Warden, who risks court-martial by dallying with his Captain’s wife (Deborah Kerr in a memorably sensuous performance). And Frank Sinatra plays Private Maggio, a kind but irresponsible soldier who likes to drink. Sinatra won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor of the year, as did Donna Reed for Best Supporting Actress as a loose money-hungry young woman trying to leave for the mainland. Fort Bliss is mentioned in the dialogue. — Jack Fields
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