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Battle Hymn

  
: Battle Hymn
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starring: Rock Hudson, Anna Kashfi, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore, Martha Hyer
directed by: Douglas Sirk

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal Studios
EAN: 9781417003846
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1417003847
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: 025192501425
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Running Time: 108 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2005



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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The story of dean hess a world war ii pilot who became a minister and went to korea to open an orphanage Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/25/2004 Starring: James Edwards Martha Hyer Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Douglas Sirk



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - For Rock Hudson fans
"Battle Hymn" is roughly based on an actual event -- the rescue of a bunch of orphans during the Korean War, who were saved from the advancing North Koreans when they were packed into U.S. cargo planes and flown to safety.
Rock Hudson is not given much of an opportunity to display his acting ability (of which he possessed more than he was given credit for during his lifetime), but he does a workmanlike job with the lines he's given. He portrays an actual U.S. Air Force officer who was in civilian life a clergyman. Hess was involved in the famous "Kiddy Car Airlift" -- although, according to detractors, possibly not to the extent shown in the movie.

The story itself is rewarding and for die-hard Hudson fans who would be happy merely to watch him declaim the telephone book, it's probably worthwhile.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Sirk's forgotten wartime drama
When one thinks of the films directed by Douglas Sirk, the mind instantly recalls his series of lush, Technicolor-soaked melodramas ("All That Heaven Allows", "Magnificent Obsession" and "Written on the Wind"). Often forgotten though are the two outstanding wartime dramas - "A Time to Love and a Time to Die", and BATTLE HYMN (1957)...

Based on a true story, Sirk regular Rock Hudson stars as Colonel Dean Hess, a former WW2 pilot traumatised after accidentally bombing a German orphanage. In an effort to make amends, Hess becomes a minister but is still haunted by his wartime experiences. When the Korean War breaks out, Hess enlists for a training camp in South Korea but soon finds an even greater purpose, assisting En Soon Yang (Anna Kashfi), a lovely half-Indian half-Korean woman, in caring for and housing over 400 homeless ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Battle Hymn
Very enjoyable film for the period. I'm a history/war enthusiast and was pleased with the purchase and the addition to my library.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Rock as a minister?
The producers wanted Robert Mitchum to play the leading role for this movie, but the real Dean Hess did not want someone who was convicted for marijuana use to portray him in the movie. So, Hudson got the part. I found it a touching film that portrayed the early days of Korea. The Mustangs had the correct markings and the aerial sequences are good. The enemy Yaks were actually T-28 trainers. War is filled with tragedy, and the killing of civilians in this movie brings that fact home. It is an enjoyable '50's era war film about a war that seems almost forgotten today, which is unfortunate. The airlift rescue of the orphans gives a happy ending to the movie about a war that did not end the way Americans were accustom to.




Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Solid and gratifying, if not deep
Oh, how Hollywood has difficulty treating spiritual issues. The true story of how an American pilot was moved by God to help defenseless Korean orphans could have been treated with the serious it deserved, say like in the production values attending "Bridge Over the River Quai". As it is a credible attempt was made here, albiet a little corny. Worth the watch; not a classic.