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Writers:
Vincent B. Evans (writer)
Charles Grayson (writer)
Release Date:
3 March 1957 (West Germany) more
Plot:
A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. more
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MisInformation more (9 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rock Hudson | ... | Col. Dean Hess |
 | Anna Kashfi | ... | En Soon Yang |
| Dan Duryea | ... | Sgt. Herman |
| Don DeFore | ... | Capt. Dan Skidmore |
| Martha Hyer | ... | Mary Hess |
| Jock Mahoney | ... | Maj. Moore |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Mess sergeant |
| James Edwards | ... | Lt. Maples |
| Carl Benton Reid | ... | Deacon Edwards |
| Richard Loo | ... | Gen. Kim |
| Philip Ahn | ... | Old Man, Lun-Wa |
| Bartlett Robinson | ... | Gen. Timberidge |
| Simon Scott | ... | Lt. Hollis |
| Teru Shimada | ... | Korean official |
| Carleton Young | ... | Maj. Harrison |
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108 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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The gold flying helmet with the United Nations emblem that Rock Hudson wears in the movie was Dean Hess's actual helmet. It was a Navy-issue helmet that Hess scrounged from a Navy pilot who crash-landed at their airfield in Korea (since the Navy pilot was going to be issued a new helmet as a result of the crash-landing). The helmet is now on display at the US Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. more
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Featured in Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992) more
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I am sick and tired of the misinformation that is constantly related about Colonel Hess. He was NOT a fighter pilot turned minister, it was the other way around. He was an ordained minister before joining the U S Army Air Force, as it was called in World War Two. Although he could have been a Chaplain, he did not feel that he could bless others for doing something he wasn't willing to do. If he had conflicts on the set of the movie, it was because of the way the Director wanted to portray him, not because he wanted to appear "Holier Than Thou". Anyone who wants the facts should read the book "Battle Hymn". It is out of print, but should be available through Amazon or Alibris. The orphanage bombing incident did take place. It happened because a bomb hung up on his P-47 (NOT a P-51 as shown in the movie) it was not a deliberate act. The incident did haunt him the rest of his life, But he saved many more orphans than were killed. "Operation Kiddy Car" was a real happening. As a final note, the money Hess received for the Screen Rights to his book, were given to the Korean Orphanage to repair its roof