Disc Details
Special Features:	Full frame format Chapter selection
Video Format:	Full Frame (1.33:1) [SS-SL]
Languages:	English (Dolby Digital 2.0) Mono English DTS
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai.
Captions:	Yes
Casing:	1-Disc Keep Case

1st Sgt. Milton Warden (Burt Lancaster) is the top sergeant of Capt. Dana "Dynamite" Holmes (Phil Ober) company stationed at Pearl Harbor. Warden not only runs Holmes company, he is also sleeping with Holmes's wife Karen (Deborah Kerr).

Pvt. Robert E. Lee "Prew" Prewitt (Montgomery Cliff) is an individualist. Prew only wants to be the best bugler he can be. Capt. Holmes wants the golden gloves boxer to box for his company. Prew doesn't want to. His stand sets a chain of events into action, which will result in tragic consequences. Prew's only friend in the service is Pvt. Angelo Maggio (Frank Sinatra). Prew does have a lady friend, a local prostitute named Alma (Donna Reed).

"From Here to Eternity" was one of the first films to challenge the old production code in its depiction of human sexuality. The scene in which Lancaster and Kerr make love on the beach was considered shocking at the time. While the adultery was shown, the film was less clear about Alma's profession. She was a hooker in the book. In the film she is a hostess.

Frank Sinatra won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in this film. This is the role alluded to in "The Godfather." Prior to "From Here to Eternity," Sinatra was a pop icon ALA Justin Timberlake. His role in "From Here to Eternity" revived his career and elevated him to the realm of superstar.

Montgomery Cliff turned in a good performance as the film's catalyst for disaster. Donna Reed also won an Oscar for her role as the hooker with a heart of gold. Ernest Borgnine turns in a scary supporting performance as the sadistic prison guard SSgt. "Fatso" Judson. "From Here to Eternity" is still a powerful drama. Columbia's Superbit technology makes this DVD the best way to view the movie outside of a theater.

Picture Quality: 10/10
Wonderful remastered picture. Excellent delineation between the various shades in the gray scale. Great detail in the shadows during the many night-time scenes. The lovemaking scene on the beach and Robert E. Lee Prewitt's attempt to rejoin his company after the attack on Pearl Harbor are standouts. Many of the night scenes were shot 'Day for Night." They are some of the best such scenes ever filmed. Another standout is the brawl with the evil SSgt. Judson. This movie was originally shot in full frame aspect, so you don't miss a thing with this full frame DVD.

Sound Quality: 10/10
While I prefer the DTS soundtrack, the original mono track is also fine. The lonesome wail of Prew's bugle still raises goose bumps when I hear it. Nice balance between the ranges on the DTS. Full, rich sound.

Menu: 5/10
The Superbit menus are all the same. They are very bland, but the quality of what you see makes this a minor complaint.

Extra Features: 0/10
There are no extras. Superbit technology uses the entire disc space for the movie. This makes for a higher bit rate transfer, which results in a picture and soundtrack superior to anything else on the market.

The Final Word:
One of the greatest films ever made, presented in pristine Superbit technology. A must have.

Rusty White