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      Battle Hymn

      1957 1h 48m War List
      Reviews 22% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      Bosley Crowther New York Times ...doesn't miss a single clich as it makes a calculated circuit of the old militant sky-pilot plot. Rated: 2/5 Jan 4, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 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. Rated: C+ Jul 6, 2009 Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 2/5 Dec 17, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 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. Rated: C Mar 9, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Important story decently told. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Much missing out on correct theology, but I enjoyed it in some ways. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member I did not really like this movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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
      Screenwriter
      Charles Grayson, Vincent B. Evans
      Production Co
      Universal International Pictures
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      May 25, 2004
      Runtime
      1h 48m