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Battle Hymn

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Rock Hudson, Dan Duryea, Philip Ahn, Don DeFore, Martha Hyer, Anna Kashfi, Jock Mahoney, and Jung' Kyoo Pyo in Battle Hymn (1957)
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A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
44,095
2,531
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    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Vince Evans
    • Stars
      • Rock Hudson
      • Martha Hyer
      • Dan Duryea
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    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Vince Evans
    • Stars
      • Rock Hudson
      • Martha Hyer
      • Dan Duryea
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    • 22User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Rock Hudson in Battle Hymn (1957)
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    Rock Hudson, Dan Duryea, and Martha Hyer in Battle Hymn (1957)
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    Rock Hudson
    Rock Hudson
    • Col. Dean E. Hess
    Martha Hyer
    Martha Hyer
    • Mary Hess
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Sgt. Herman
    Don DeFore
    Don DeFore
    • Capt. Dan Skidmore
    Anna Kashfi
    Anna Kashfi
    • En Soon Yang
    Jock Mahoney
    Jock Mahoney
    • Maj. Frank Moore
    Carl Benton Reid
    Carl Benton Reid
    • Deacon Edwards
    Alan Hale Jr.
    Alan Hale Jr.
    • Mess Sergeant
    • (as Alan Hale)
    James Edwards
    James Edwards
    • Lt. Maples
    Richard Loo
    Richard Loo
    • Gen. Kim
    • (scenes deleted)
    Philip Ahn
    Philip Ahn
    • Lu Ahn - Old Man
    Bartlett Robinson
    Bartlett Robinson
    • Gen. Timberidge
    Simon Scott
    Simon Scott
    • Lt. Hollis
    Teru Shimada
    Teru Shimada
    • Korean Official
    Carleton Young
    Carleton Young
    • Maj. Harrison
    Jung' Kyoo Pyo
    • Chu
    Art Millan
    • Capt. Reardon
    William Hudson
    William Hudson
    • Navy Lieutenant
    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Vince Evans
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Robert Mitchum lobbied for the lead role. However, the real Col. Dean Hess wouldn't hear of a former jailbird portraying him. He personally approved Rock Hudson instead.
    • Goofs
      When Skidmore is wounded and coming back to land, the exterior shots show the canopy open, but in the closeups of Don DeFore (Skidmore) the canopy is closed.
    • Quotes

      Old Man, Lun-Wa: But, Colonel, you seem troubled.

      Col. Dean Hess: There's nothing so terrible as war. I killed today.

      Old Man, Lun-Wa: Yes, war is evil. I see what is in your heart. Colonel, may a poor, old carver of ivory babble for a moment? Understand that this is no more than babble and may not have more worth than a handful of sand. In times like these can a man of good conscience ask others, 'Protect me, kill for me, but do not ask me to stain my hands?' What must one do when a choice between two evils is all that is offered? To accept the lesser can sometimes be the only choice. In order to save at times we must destroy and in destructiom creates new life.

      Col. Dean Hess: Is that the answer?

      Old Man, Lun-Wa: The true answer, Colonel, is not in my babble... 'tis in the Book - 'Oh, Lord, though hast seen my wrong. Judge now my cause.'

      Col. Dean Hess: Who are you?

      Old Man, Lun-Wa: Just a very old man anxious to get back to his stall in Pusan.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Twilight Zone: Where Is Everybody? (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Little Brown Jug
      (uncredited)

      American drinking song

      Composed by Joseph Winner (1869)

      Sung by Jock Mahoney and soldiers during Thanksgiving celebration.

    User reviews22

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    Top review
    Tarnished angel
    In 1954,Rock Hudson,who was Douglas Sirk's favorite actor,(they made 8 movies together)starred in the remake of John Stahl's "magnificent obsession".It was a tale of redemption.A playboy trying to redeem himself by giving back eyesight to a blind woman (whose disability was his fault).

    In "Battle hymn" ,Rock Hudson portrays an air force officer who destroyed an orphanage with thirty-seven children in WW2 and tries to redeem his soul.But it is not as convincing.As users have already pointed out,the true story was altered .The ideology is not clear; the old man's words are not so wise :war is necessary and that is the way God planned it ....

    Sirk's pacifism was better applied on "A time to love and a time to die" based on EM Remarque's novel which is much superior to this preachy effort.Colonel Hess deserved a better movie.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • By Faith I Fly
    • Filming locations
      • Nogales, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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