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Zinnemann's next film, From Here to Eternity ( 1953 ), based on the novel by James Jones, would go on to win 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Zinnemann fought hard with producer Harry Cohn to cast Montgomery Clift as the character of Prewitt, although Frank Sinatra, who was at the lowest point of his popularity, cast himself in the role of " Maggio " against Zinnemann's wishes.

Sinatra would later win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

From Here to Eternity also featured Deborah Kerr, best known for prim and proper roles, as a philandering Army wife.

Donna Reed played the role of Alma " Lorene " Burke, a prostitute and mistress of Montgomery Clift's character which earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for 1953.