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Battle Hymn

Directed by Douglas Sirk

Starring Rock Hudson, Anna Kashfi

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.