Top notch film with a super cast. It takes place at Pearl Harbor, a few weeks before the attack by the Japanese. Montgomery Clift who plays Private Prewitt, arrives at the base and immediately draws the ire of the commander, who wants him to be on the boxing team. Clift refuses and his life at the barracks becomes a living hell. A truly emotional and epic film with a cast that features Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, and Frank Sinatra. All give Oscar caliber performances especially Reed as a floozie who Clift falls for. And Sinatra is perfect as Private Maggio. A must see. It's great seeing Kerr play a character like this. As Karen Holmes she is not all prim and proper.
Karen: "If you're looking for the captain...he ain't here"
Sgt. Warden: "And if I ain't looking for the captain?"
Karen: "Then he still ain't here"
Film: A
Deborah's performance: A
love that film... and that cast.. especially Montgomery Clift of course... ;")
ReplyDeleteEvery time I think of this film, all I can think of is the beach scene. I love the cast: Sinatra, Lancaster, Kerr, Borgnine, Clift. This is one of those classic movies, I can watch over and over again!
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