USA,
1953, 118 min
Directed by:
Fred ZinnemannScreenplay:
Daniel TaradashComposer:
George DuningCast:
Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, Philip Ober, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Warden (more)VOD (1)
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Fred Zinnemann's classic drama about Pearl Harbor on the eve of the fateful Japanese attack. Private Prewitt (Montgomery Clift) is newly arrived at the military base, and has already fallen foul of his superiors due to his refusal to box on the company team. Given the worst duties as a result, Prewitt is befriended by Angelo Maggio (Frank Sinatra), a young soldier who is himself persecuted by the Italian-hating Sergeant Fatso (Ernest Borgnine). Meanwhile, Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster), Prewitt's superior, treads on dangerous ground when he allows himself to get caught up in an affair with an officer's wife (Deborah Kerr). (Sony Pictures Releasing)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1954 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1954 - Fred Zinnemann (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1954 - Frank Sinatra (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1954 - Donna Reed (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1954 - Daniel Taradash (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1954 - Burnett Guffey (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1954 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1954 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1954 - Montgomery Clift (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1954 - Burt Lancaster (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1954 - Deborah Kerr (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1954 - George Duning, Morris Stoloff (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1954 - Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1954 - Best Film
Golden Globes
- 1954 - Fred Zinnemann (Best Director)
- 1954 - Frank Sinatra (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1953 - Best Film
- 1953 - Fred Zinnemann (Best Director)
- 1953 - Burt Lancaster (Best Actor)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1954 - Fred Zinnemann (Grand Prize)