From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity was a six-hour 1979 television mini-series, followed by a thirteen episode 1980 television series. The mini-series was a remake of the 1953 film From Here to Eternity and based on the 1951 novel of the same name. All three conclude with the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The story details the men and families of G Company, 24th Infantry Division, with a main sub-plot being Sgt. Warden’s (William Devane) ongoing aff... more

From Here to Eternity was a six-hour 1979 television mini-series, followed by a thirteen episode 1980 television series. The mini-series was a remake of the 1953 film From Here to Eternity and based on the 1951 novel of the same name. All three conclude with the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The story details the men and families of G Company, 24th Infantry Division, with a main sub-plot being Sgt. Warden’s (William Devane) ongoing affair with Karen Holmes (Natalie Wood), the wife of his commanding officer. It is 1941 and Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt (Steve Railsback) is new to G Company. He has personnel issues with some of the company’s officers, and becomes involved with Lorene Rogers (Kim Basinger), a local prostitute. Things take a turn for the worse when Pvt. Prewitt is sent to the stockade for a few months of what turns out to brutal mistreatment. The mini-series reused some footage from Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) for the attack on Pearl Harbor. Natalie Wood won the 1980... less