

NR · 109 min
Battle Hymn
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Starring Rock Hudson, Anna Kashfi
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...
Release
Feb 14, 1957
Budget
$1.4M
Breakeven
$3.5M(2.5x)
Gross
$3,900,000
Profit
$400,000
The true story of Col. Dean Hess, clergyman turned fighter pilot!
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.
Release
Feb 14, 1957
Budget
$1.4M
Breakeven
$3.5M(2.5x)
Gross
$3,900,000
Profit
$400,000
NR · 109 min