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Gift Horse

Not Rated Adventure War Drama

Starring: Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Sonny Tufts, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee

Writer: William Fairchild, Hugh Hastings, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, William Rose

Release Date:
June 1, 1952
Ratings:
6.6 / 10
Director:
Compton Bennett
Companies:
Molton

Overview

Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid on occupied St Nazaire in 1942. Trevor Howard plays Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser, the newly appointed captain, back in service after having left the navy following a court martial.