Pure Douglas Sirk's trademark and routine

Decent Douglas Sirk drama with Rock Hudson as a preacher who trains fighter pilots during Korean War

Korean War era movie based on a real American officer.

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Rock Hudson, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore, Martha Hyer, Anna Kashfi, and Jock Mahoney in Battle Hymn (1957)

There's nothing so terrible as war. I killed today.

Yes, war is evil. I see what is in your heart. Colonel, may a poor, old carver of ivory babble for a moment? Understand that this is no more than babble and may not have more worth than a handful of sand. In times like these can a man of good conscience ask others, 'Protect me, kill for me, but do not ask me to stain my hands?' What must one do when a choice between two evils is all that is offered? To accept the lesser can sometimes be the only choice. In order to save at times we must destroy and in destructiom creates new life.

The true answer, Colonel, is not in my babble... 'tis in the Book - 'Oh, Lord, though hast seen my wrong. Judge now my cause.'

Just a very old man anxious to get back to his stall in Pusan.

Rock Hudson and Don DeFore in Battle Hymn (1957)

Rock Hudson

Anna Kashfi

Dan Duryea

Charles Grayson

Vince Evans

A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.

Douglas Sirk

Battle Hymn

Tarnished  angel

In 1954,Rock Hudson,who was Douglas Sirk&apos;s favorite actor,(they made 8 movies together)starred in the remake of John Stahl&apos;s &quot;magnificent obsession&quot;.It was a tale of redemption.A playboy trying to redeem himself by giving back eyesight to a blind woman (whose disability was his fault).

In &quot;Battle hymn&quot; ,Rock Hudson portrays an air force officer who destroyed an orphanage with thirty-seven children in WW2 and tries to redeem his soul.But it is not as convincing.As users have already pointed out,the true story was altered .The ideology is not clear; the old man&apos;s words are not so wise :war is necessary and that is the way God planned it ....

Sirk&apos;s pacifism was better applied on &quot;A time to love and a time to die&quot; based on EM Remarque&apos;s novel which is much superior to this preachy effort.Colonel Hess deserved a better movie.

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The inn of the sixth happiness (Robson)

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The keys of the kingdom (Stahl)

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In 1954,Rock Hudson,who was Douglas Sirk's favorite actor,(they made 8 movies together)starred in the remake of John Stahl's "magnificent obsession".It was a tale of redemption.A playboy trying to redeem himself by giving back eyesight to a blind woman (whose disability was his fault).

In "Battle hymn" ,Rock Hudson portrays an air force officer who destroyed an orphanage with thirty-seven children in WW2 and tries to redeem his soul.But it is not as convincing.As users have already pointed out,the true story was altered .The ideology is not clear; the old man's words are not so wise :war is necessary and that is the way God planned it ....

Sirk's pacifism was better applied on "A time to love and a time to die" based on EM Remarque's novel which is much superior to this preachy effort.Colonel Hess deserved a better movie.

Like this ?try these.....

The inn of the sixth happiness (Robson)

55 days at Peking (Ray)

The keys of the kingdom (Stahl)

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