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Battle Hymn (1957)

Drama War

Battle Hymn was inspired by the true story of American minister Dean Hess, played here with rare sensitivity by Rock Hudson. A bomber pilot during World War II, Hess inadvertently releases a bomb which destroys a German orphanage. Tortured by guilt, Hess relocates in Korea after the war to offer his services as a missionary. Combining the best elements of Christianity and Eastern spiritualism, Hess establishes a large home for orphans. The preacher's efforts are threatened when the Korean "police action" breaks out in 1950. Battle Hymn was one of several collaborations between Rock Hudson and director Douglas Sirk--though Sirk felt that Robert Stack would have been better suited to the role of Rev. Hess.

Updated May 21 2020

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1957-02-14

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Runtime: 109 mins Rating: 7.0 Tag Line: The true story of Col. Dean Hess, clergyman turned fighter pilot!

Cast

Carleton Young

Major Harrison

James Edwards

le lieutenant Maples

Teru Shimada

Korean Official

Richard Loo

le général Kim

Martha Hyer

Mary Hess

Rock Hudson

le colonel Dean Hess

Alan Hale Jr.

le sergent du mess

Dan Duryea

le sergent Herman