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Battle Hymn

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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 (Martha Hyer). In South Korea, Hess takes command of a training base where his easygoing old friend Dan Skidmore (Don DeFore) is among the officers. Amidst increasing danger from enemy bombardment, Hess and local woman En Soon Yang (Anna Kashfi) try to protect the area's growing refugee orphan population.

Critics Reviews

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Bosley Crowther New York Times 01/04/2007
2/5
...doesn't miss a single clich as it makes a calculated circuit of the old militant sky-pilot plot. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/06/2009
C+
Douglas Sirk's sentimental Korean War tale of guilt and redemption is a weak, uncharacteristic film of the famed director, but it's worth seeing as a panel in his many collaborations with star Rock Hudson. Go to Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com 12/17/2007
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/09/2007
C
At best it's a serviceable war drama, that if it were not in Sirk's capable hands would have probably suffered an even more disastrous fate. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 07/06/2023 Important story decently told. See more 01/15/2011 Much missing out on correct theology, but I enjoyed it in some ways. See more 12/27/2010 Unbedingt ein Nebenwerk von Douglas Sirk, und gemeinsam mit dem im gleichen Jahr inszenierten INTERLUDE der schwächste Film aus der à 1/4beraus kreativen Karrierephase der 50er Jahre. Immerhin weià man nach diesem dank groÃartiger visueller Gestaltung immerhin wunderschön anzuschauenden Film nun endlich, dass die USA am Koreakrieg vor allem teilgenommen haben, um Kinder zu retten und Waisenhäuser zu bauen. BATTLE HYMN ist leider ein schamlos schmalziger Propagandastreifen mit allerlei wohlfeilen Bibel- und Poesiealbumsprà 1/4chen und hat zu den abgrà 1/4ndigen artifiziellen Melodramen, die Sirk zu einem der bedeutendsten Regisseure seiner Zeit machen, rein gar nichts hinzuzufà 1/4gen. See more 09/22/2006 I did not really like this movie. See more Read all reviews
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Douglas Sirk

Director

Rock Hudson

Col. Dean Hess

Martha Hyer

Mary Hess

Dan Duryea

Sgt. Herman

Don DeFore

Capt. Dan Skidmore

Anna Kashfi

En Soon Yang
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Synopsis 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 (Martha Hyer). In South Korea, Hess takes command of a training base where his easygoing old friend Dan Skidmore (Don DeFore) is among the officers. Amidst increasing danger from enemy bombardment, Hess and local woman En Soon Yang (Anna Kashfi) try to protect the area's growing refugee orphan population.
Director
Douglas Sirk
Producer
Ross Hunter
Screenwriter
Charles Grayson, Vincent B. Evans
Production Co
Universal International Pictures
Genre
War, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 25, 2004
Runtime
1h 48m