
Battle Hymn
The true story of Col. Dean Hess, clergyman turned fighter pilot!
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.
DramaWar
Battle Hymn
Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
1957-02-14
Runtime
109 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Rock Hudson
Col. Dean E. Hess

Anna Kashfi
En Soon Yang

Dan Duryea
Sgt. Herman

Don DeFore
Capt. Dan Skidmore

Martha Hyer
Mary Hess

Jock Mahoney
Maj. Frank Moore

Alan Hale Jr.
Mess Sergeant

James Edwards
Lt. Maples

Richard Loo
Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)

Simon Scott
Lt. Hollis

Carl Benton Reid
Deacon Edwards

Philip Ahn
Old Man
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Production Companies

Universal International Pictures