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Battle Hymn

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.5K
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Rock Hudson, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore, Martha Hyer, Anna Kashfi, and Jock Mahoney in Battle Hymn (1957)
A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.
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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.

  • Director
    • Douglas Sirk
  • Writers
    • Charles Grayson
    • Vince Evans
  • Stars
    • Rock Hudson
    • Anna Kashfi
    • Dan Duryea
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Vince Evans
    • Stars
      • Rock Hudson
      • Anna Kashfi
      • Dan Duryea
    • 26User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Photos52

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    Top Cast49

    Rock Hudson
    Rock Hudson
    • Col. Dean E. Hess
    Anna Kashfi
    Anna Kashfi
    • En Soon Yang
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Sergeant Herman
    Don DeFore
    Don DeFore
    • Captain Dan Skidmore
    Martha Hyer
    Martha Hyer
    • Mary Hess
    Jock Mahoney
    Jock Mahoney
    • Major Frank Moore
    Alan Hale Jr.
    Alan Hale Jr.
    • Mess Sergeant
    • (as Alan Hale)
    James Edwards
    James Edwards
    • Lieutenant Maples
    Carl Benton Reid
    Carl Benton Reid
    • Deacon Edwards
    Richard Loo
    Richard Loo
    • General Kim
    • (scenes deleted)
    Philip Ahn
    Philip Ahn
    • Lu Ahn - Old Man
    Bartlett Robinson
    Bartlett Robinson
    • General Timberidge
    Simon Scott
    Simon Scott
    • Lieutenant Hollis
    Teru Shimada
    Teru Shimada
    • Korean Official
    Carleton Young
    Carleton Young
    • Major Harrison
    Jung' Kyoo Pyo
    • Chu
    Art Millan
    • Captain Reardon
    William Hudson
    William Hudson
    • Navy Lieutenant
    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Charles Grayson
      • Vince Evans
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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, not realizing that Hudson was gay.
    • 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.

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    Details

    • 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 Pictures
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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