This week, we are joined by Dr. Vincent Casaregola of Saint Louis University to discuss the iconic film From Here to Eternity (1953). While everyone is familiar with Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster's famous kiss on the beach, what you might not know is how the film explores masculinity, femininity, and military culture from James Jones's novel of the same name. Dr. Casaregola also walks us through various post-war written materials how they have been adapted to the screen from 1946 through today. We also break down the incredibly talented cast involved in our featured film and the dynamic work Burt Lancaster helped create during this era.
Movies and Television Programs
From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Young Lions (1958)
The Naked and the Dead (1958)
High Noon (1952)
Golden Boy (1939)
Hollywoodland (2006)
Shrek 2 (2004)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Twelve O’Clock High (1949)
Battleground (1949)
Sands of Iowa Jima (1949)
Task Force (1949)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Backlash (1956)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966) and Dallas (1978-1991)
The Killers (1946)
Brute Force (1947)
Marty (1955)
Bird man of Alcatraz (1962)
The Devil’s Disciple (1959)
The Young Savages (1961)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Trapeze (1956)
The Rainmaker (1956)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Separate Tables (1958)
Unforgiven (1960)
Apache (1954)
Seven Days in May (1964)
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Top Gun (1986)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Greyhound (2020)
Band of Brothers (2001)
The Pacific (2010)
Platoon (1986)
Deer Hunter (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Marvel films (various, including the Captain America franchise)
Novels
Irwin Shaw’s The Young Lions
Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead
James Jones’s From Here to Eternity
Herman Wouk’s The Caine Mutiny
James Jones’s The Thin Red Line
James Jones’s Whistle
Joseph Heller’s Catch-22
Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five
Norman Mailer’s Armies of the Night
Norman Mailer’s Why Are We in Vietnam?
Norman Mailer’s Of a Fire on the Moon
James Jones’s WWII
Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War
Herman Wouk’s War and Remembrance
Tim O’Brien’s various works
Philip Caputo’s various works