Battle Hymn
6.3
“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.
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Cast
21 people
Rock Hudson
Col. Dean E. Hess
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Anna Kashfi
En Soon Yang
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Dan Duryea
Sgt. Herman
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Don DeFore
Capt. Dan Skidmore
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Martha Hyer
Mary Hess
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Jock Mahoney
Maj. Frank Moore
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Alan Hale Jr.
Mess Sergeant
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James Edwards
Lt. Maples
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Richard Loo
Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)
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Simon Scott
Lt. Hollis
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Carl Benton Reid
Deacon Edwards
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Philip Ahn
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Douglas Sirk Director · Charles Grayson Writer Vincent B. Evans Writer
Worldwide gross $3.9M · Budget $1.4M · United States release February 14, 1957
Box office
Budget
$1,400,000
Worldwide gross
$3,900,000
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Korean · Spanish
Release dates
United States · February 14, 1957
Theatrical
France
March 6, 1957 · Theatrical
March 26, 2019 · Physical
Germany
March 3, 1957 · Theatrical
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