Movie · 1957
Battle Hymn
“The true story of Col. Dean Hess, clergyman turned fighter pilot!”
Released 14 February 1957 109 min Drama / War More from 1957 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he’s a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in the Korean War, he finds Korean orphans raiding the airbase garbage. With a pretty Korean teacher, he sets up an orphanage for them and others.
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How old were they?
Carl Benton Reid
as Deacon Edwards
Richard Loo
as Gen. Kim (scenes deleted)
Philip Ahn
as Old Man
Teru Shimada
as Korean Official
Carleton Young
as Major Harrison
Dan Duryea
as Sgt. Herman
Bartlett Robinson
as General Timberidge
Don DeFore
as Capt. Dan Skidmore
Jock Mahoney
as Maj. Frank Moore
James Edwards
as Lt. Maples
Simon Scott
as Lt. Hollis
Alan Hale Jr.
as Mess Sergeant
Martha Hyer
as Mary Hess
Rock Hudson
as Col. Dean E. Hess
Anna Kashfi
as En Soon Yang
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The numbers
2.8×$1m budget became $4m at the box office
41years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Carl Benton Reid — oldest on the call sheet
22Anna Kashfi — youngest billed
43average age of the credited cast