From Here to Eternity/Trivia

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.


  • All-Star Cast: In addition to the ones above, there’s also Montgomery Clift, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine and Phillip Ober.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!: Sgt. Stark is Superman!
    • Legend has it that this trope led to George Reeves’s part getting cut significantly after previews. Word of God says differently, and that his part appears as filmed.
  • Playing Against Type: Deborah Kerr as the adulterous Karen Holmes. Compare that role to her ones in The King and I or An Affair to Remember.
    • Also Donna Reed as the prostitute "hostess" Alma. The role won her an Oscar.
  • Throw It In: Maggio's pretending to use olives as dice was an improvisation by Sinatra.
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