battle cry from beer to eternity this raoul walsh direct ode to the marine be a long slog 148 minute and most of it be spend follow the marine on liberty and their love life . some of it work aldo ray be surprisingly effective a big lumberjack who fall for the new zealand gal but for the most part this overwrought melodrama follow less light like tab hunter . base on a script by leon m. uris and feature a score by max steiner this movie be over sentimental and a middling soap opera . james whitmore do a good job a mac the sargent and raymond massey be fine in his cameo a a general but for the most part this be a less glamorous and more plodding retake on the from here to eternity vibe . the dvd have a trailer and text retrospective on walsh directorial career . avoid this like a landmine . c .