Battle Hymn (1957)

"The true story of Col. Dean Hess, clergyman turned fighter pilot!"

Audience Score

64

Battle Hymn

NR 1 hr 49 minFeb 14th, 1957Drama, War

Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he’s a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in the Korean War, he finds Korean orphans raiding the airbase garbage. With a pretty Korean teacher, he sets up an orphanage for them and others.

StarringRock HudsonAnna KashfiDan Duryea

DirectorDouglas Sirk

WritersCharles GraysonVincent B. Evans

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Cast & Crew

as Col. Dean E. Hess

as En Soon Yang

as Capt. Dan Skidmore

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 14th, 1957

On DVD & Blu-ray:May 25th, 2004 - Buy DVD

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Universal International Pictures

Movie Tags:angel

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