Battle Hymn (film)
1957 film by Douglas Sirk / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battle Hymn is a 1957 American war film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Rock Hudson as Lieutenant Colonel Dean E. Hess, a real-life United States Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War who helped evacuate several hundred war orphans to safety. The cast also includes Anna Kashfi, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore, Philip Ahn, and Martha Hyer. The film was produced by Ross Hunter and filmed in CinemaScope.
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Directed by | Douglas Sirk |
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Based on | Battle Hymn (1956 autobiography) by Dean Hess |
Produced by | Ross Hunter |
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Cinematography | Russell Metty[Note 1] |
Edited by | Russell F. Schoengarth |
Music by | Frank Skinner |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $3.9 million (US) |
Hess's autobiography of the same name was published concurrently with the release of the film. He donated his profits from the film and the book to a network of orphanages he helped to establish. The film is one of the most well-known American films about the Korean War. In South Korea, it is noted for its depiction of Col. Hess (known as the “Father of the Korean War Orphans”), and is aired annually during Memorial Day.[2]