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...doesn't miss a single cliche as it makes a calculated circuit of the old militant sky-pilot plot.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Battle Hymn
The true story of Col. Dean Hess, clergyman turned fighter pilot!
1957 · 1h 49m · APPROVED
Drama, War
Directed by
Douglas Sirk
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Douglas Sirk Director
- Rock Hudson as le colonel Dean Hess
- Anna Kashfi as En Soon Yang
- Dan Duryea as le sergent Herman
- Don DeFore as le capitaine Skidmore
- Martha Hyer as Mary Hess
- Jock Mahoney as le major Moore
- Alan Hale Jr. as le sergent du mess
- James Edwards as le lieutenant Maples
- Carl Benton Reid as le révérend Edwards
- Richard Loo as le général Kim
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