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Battle Hymn

Battle Hymn

The true story of Col. Dean Hess, clergyman turned fighter pilot!
Feb 14, 1957 1h 49m
6.5
20 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Battle Hymn
Companies Universal International Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords angel
Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Col. Dean E. Hess
Anna Kashfi

Anna Kashfi

En Soon Yang
Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea

Sgt. Herman
Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Capt. Dan Skidmore
Jock Mahoney

Jock Mahoney

Maj. Frank Moore
Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Mess Sergeant
Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)
Simon Scott

Simon Scott

Lt. Hollis
Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Deacon Edwards
Bartlett Robinson

Bartlett Robinson

General Timberidge
Teru Shimada

Teru Shimada

Korean Official
Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Major Harrison
Art Millan

Art Millan

Captain Reardon
William Hudson

William Hudson

Navy Lieutenant
James Hong

James Hong

ROK Maj. Chong (uncredited)