From Here to Eternity

TCM's Alicia Malone introduces From Here To Eternity, 1953.

TCM's Alicia Malone introduces From Here To Eternity, 1953.

Robert Osborne introduces From Here To Eternity, 1953.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces From Here To Eternity, 1953.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces From Here To Eternity, 1953.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces From Here To Eternity, 1953.

Angelo (Frank Sinatra) beginning his routine at the New Congress Club, annoyed by Judson (Ernest Borgnine) on piano, Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) being shown around by Annette (Jean Willes), until he spies "Lorene" (Donna Reed), in From Here To Eternity, 1953.

Promo for the Turner Classic Movies original special Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine, 2009, featuring the renowned actor and TCM host Robert Osborne.

Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) rescues Maggio (Frank Sinatra) from a dust-up with the cruel Pearl Harbor stockade Sergeant Fatso Judson (Ernest Borgnine), Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) ready to help, in From Here to Eternity, 1953.

Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II in From Here to Eternity (1953) starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr & Frank Sinatra.

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The landmark surf scene in its entirety, Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) with his commanding officer's wife Karen (Deborah Kerr), a good deal of exposition following the action, in From Here To Eternity, 1953, from the James Jones novel, directed by Fred Zinnemann.

Pearl Harbor, 1941, Warden (Burt Lancaster) telling Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) he will end up boxing for the regiment, escorts him to Leyva (Mickey Shaughnessy), arrival of commander's wife Karen (Deborah Kerr) switching the focus, early in Fred Zinnemann's From Here To Eternity, 1953.

Dismissing buddy Prewitt (Montgomery Clift), Maggio (Frank Sinatra, in his Oscar-winning performance), with his only semi-musical bit, catches guard duty, setting off a tragic series of events in director Fred Zinnemann's 1953 Best Picture winner, From Here to Eternity.

The famous “Snake Eyes” scene with Montgomery Clift as Pearl Harbor-based soldier Prewitt and Donna Reed as girlfriend Alma, was Frank Sinatra's audition for his Oscar-winning role as soldier Angelo Maggio in From Here to Eternity, 1953, Fred Zinnemann's film from the James Jones novel.

Maggio (Frank Sinatra) talks fellow Hawaii-based soldier Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) through pay-day and the ensuing festivities, while Warden (Burt Lancaster) gets a warning (about Deborah Kerr) from George (later "Superman") Reeves, in the 1953 Best Picture Oscar-winner From Here to Eternity.