Battle Hymn (1957)

movie

(1307)

Country: USA
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Release: 1957-02-14
Director: Douglas Sirk
Writers: Charles Grayson , Vince Evans
Language: English | Korean
Stars: Rock Hudson , Martha Hyer , Dan Duryea , Don DeFore , Anna Kashfi , Jock Mahoney , Carl Benton Reid , Alan Hale Jr. , James Edwards (I) (1918–1970) , Richard Loo
Runtime: 108 min
Awards: 2 wins
AKA: Ümit Kanatları (Turkey) , Himno de batalla (Argentina) , Battle Hymn , På håpets vinger (Norway) , Hymn bitewny (Poland) , Αμάρτημα και εξιλέωσις (Greece) , Inno di battaglia (Italy) , Ode aan een strijd (Netherlands the) , Battle Hymn (United Kingdom) , Taisteluhymni (Finland) , Strijd voor de vrijheid (Netherlands the) , Himno de batalla (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Schlachtgeschwader 2 einsatzbereit (Austria) , Imn de batalie (Romania) , Der Engel mit den blutigen Flügeln , Battle Hymn (Canada) , Himno de batalla (Colombia) , Les Ailes de l'espérance (France, French Republic) , Amartima kai exileosis (Greece) , Боевой гимн , Himno de batalla (Spain) , By Faith I Fly (United States of America) , Les ailes de l'espérance (Canada) , Seger i skyn (Sweden) , Abnegação (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Battle Hymn (United States of America) , De blodige vinger (Denmark) , Battle Hymn (Ireland) , Ode aan een strijd (Belgium) , Hino de uma Consciência (Brazil) , Himna borbe , 大空の凱歌 (Japan) , Himno de batalla (Chile) , Battle Hymn (Australia) , Himno de batalla (Mexico) , Battle Hymn (New Zealand) , Hymne du combat (Belgium) , Himno de batalla (Venezuela)
Plot:
Battle Hymn was inspired by the true story of American minister Dean Hess, played here with rare sensitivity by Rock Hudson. A bomber pilot during World War II, Hess inadvertently releases a bomb which destroys a German orphanage. Tortured by guilt, Hess relocates in Korea after the war to offer his services as a missionary. Combining the best elements of Christianity and Eastern spiritualism, Hess establishes a large home for orphans. The preacher’s efforts are threatened when the Korean “police action” breaks out in 1950.
IMDB:tt0050171