Battle Hymn
“The true story of Col. Dean Hess, clergyman turned fighter pilot!”
1957 · 1 h 48 min
Douglas SirkCast
Rock Hudson 
Anna Kashfi 
Dan Duryea 
Don DeFore 
Martha Hyer 
Jock Mahoney
Credits
Written by: Charles Grayson
Plot
Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for killing civilians in a bombing, flies in the Korean War and adopts war orphans.
Sinekatalog’s take
Douglas Sirk's biopic, with Rock Hudson and Anna Kashfi, is sincere and sentimental, a good-hearted but soft film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,497 votes)
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