Somewhat surprisingly, I had never seen this film until now. I did read the James Jones novel it was based on some decades ago. The book was excellent, and I highly recommend it. When you make a film out of an epic novel, however you can't put everything in, or the movie would run ten hours. Also, of course, some of the mature themes in the book were not permitted to be in movies in the early Fifties. Even so, I liked the film a lot. There were some excellent performances here from Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, and in a smaller part, Ernest Borgnine. I remembered Borgnine from his TV show in the Sixties(?) where he was a jovial, easygoing type, even in wartime, so it was a bit jarring seeing him play an evil, sadistic character. (For a lengthier and more involved treatment by him of a similar character, check him out in "Emperor of the North")
Review of From Here to Eternity
