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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: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Rock Hudson, Martha Hyer, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore. A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.
Mar 8, 2021 · 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 IN THE KOREAN WAR WHO HELPED EVACUATE SEVERAL HUNDRED WAR ORPHANS TO SAFETY. THE CAST ALSO INCLUDES ANNA KASHFI, DAN DURYEA, DON DEFORE, PHILIP AHN, AND MARTHA HYER.
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.
In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. 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...
A minister resists turning to violence while trying to help orphans during the Korean War.
Battle Hymn (aka By Faith I Fly) (1957) is a Universal-International feature film starring Rock Hudson as Colonel Dean E. Hess, a real-life United States Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War. Hess's autobiography of the same name was published concurrently with the release of the film.
