Battle Hymn

1957 · Directed by Douglas Sirk · 108 min · biographical film

★ 6.7/10 · 27 ratings on 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.