---
title: 'Battle Hymn (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Douglas Sirk'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/battle-hymn-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050171/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Battle Hymn (1957)

1957 · 108 min · History · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Douglas Sirk](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-sirk)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank Skinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-skinner)
- **Producer:** [Ross Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ross-hunter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Metty](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-metty)

## Cast

- [Carl Benton Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-benton-reid)
- [Anna Kashfi](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-kashfi)
- [Dan Duryea](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-duryea)
- [Alan Hale, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hale-jr)
- [James Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-edwards)
- [Don DeFore](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-defore)
- [Carleton Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/carleton-young)
- [Bartlett Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bartlett-robinson)
- [Rock Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rock-hudson)
- [Jock Mahoney](https://cinepixo.com/people/jock-mahoney)
- [James Hong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hong)
- [Martha Hyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-hyer)
- [Simon Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-scott)
- [Richard Loo](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-loo)
- [Philip Ahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-ahn)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/battle-hymn-1957
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