Pearl Harbor
A sweeping, old-fashioned wartime romance with spectacular battle sequences and heartfelt melodrama, easy to watch but emotionally charged.
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From Here to Eternity
A slow-burning, emotionally charged drama of love and duty set against the looming tragedy of Pearl Harbor.
About 1953 film by Fred Zinnemann
Genres drama, war, romance
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Written by Daniel Taradash
Starring Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift, Lee Van Cleef, Donna Reed, Jack Warden
Music George Duning
Runtime 118 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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