The book was later made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, and Ernest Borgnine as well as two television adaptations and a stage musical. įrom Here to Eternity won the National Book Award and was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library Board. Maggio sued Jones and his publishers and Columbia Pictures, claiming his character had been defamed. Another company member who served with Jones said that "The book 'From Here to Eternity' is 80 percent true." After viewing the 1953 film adaptation, company member Joseph A. Fellow company member Hal Gould said that while the novel was based on the company, including some depictions of actual persons, the characters are fictional, and the harsh conditions and described events are inventions. James Jones From Here to Eternity Hardcover By James Jones (1951) Hardcover Januby james jones (Author) 206 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 10.00 25 Used from 2.40 11 Collectible from 13.95 Paperback 21.79 11 Used from 10.36 9 New from 16.47 Mass Market Paperback 12.32 1 Used from 12. It is loosely based on Jones's experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served, Company E ("The Boxing Company"). 861 (first edition, hard), 865 (Restored edition)
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