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Battle Hymn: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Rock Hudson, Martha Hyer, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore. A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.
Battle Hymn is a 1957 American war film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Rock Hudson as Lieutenant Colonel Dean E. Hess, a real-life United States Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War who helped evacuate several hundred war orphans to safety.
battle hymn is a 1957 american war film directed by douglas sirk and starring rock hudson as colonel dean e. hess, a real-life united states air force fighter pilot…
1956 Golden Globe Winner for Best Film Promoting International Understanding. The film is introduced by General Earle Partridge, commander of the 5th Air Force during the Korean War. A minister resists turning to violence while trying to help orphans during the Korean War.
Haunted by a deadly mistake he made as a World War II bomber pilot, Reverend Dean Hess (Rock Hudson) re-enlists at the beginning of the Korean War despite the pleas of his faithful wife, Mary...
- War, History, Drama
Battle Hymn. Screen legend Rock Hudson stars in this true story of a World War II bomber pilot who accidentally destroys a German orphanage during a bombing raid. 145 IMDb 6.3 1 h 48 min 1957. 13+. Drama · Historical · Military and 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.
