Reception
Bosley Crowther dismissed the film in The New York Times, writing, "Perhaps the most candid comment to be made about Universal's "Battle Hymn" is also the most propitious, so far as its box-office chances are concerned. That is to say, it is conventional. It follows religiously the line of mingled piety and pugnacity laid down for standard idealistic service films. What's more, it has Rock Hudson playing the big hero role. And it is in CinemaScope and color. Wrap them up and what have you got? The popular thing."
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