"Burt Lancaster, whose presence adds measurably to the marquee weight of the strong cast names, wallops the character of Top Sergeant Milton Warden, the professional soldier who wet-nurses a weak, pompous commanding officer and the GIs under him. It is a performance to which he gives depth of character as well as the muscles which had gained marquee importance for his name." — Variety
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann's adaptation of James Jones' novel about criss-crossed personal destinies on the eve of Pearl Harbor was nominated for 13 Oscars, including Burt Lancaster's first for acting. In the crisp-edged uniform of Sergeant Milton Warden, Lancaster appears on the surface all hard disciplined angles in a performance fueled by the conflicting masculine codes and desires held in careful tension just beneath.
Columbia Pictures Corp. Producer: Buddy Adler. Based on the novel by James Jones. Screenwriter: Daniel Taradash. Cinematographer: Burnett Guffey. Editor: William Lyon. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra.
35mm, b/w, 118 min.
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