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Gift Horse

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Gift Horse — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • June 1, 1952
  • Runtime
  • 95 min
  • Genres
  • Adventure, War, Drama
  • Director
  • Compton Bennett

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Gift Horse — Cast

Richard Attenborough photo Richard Attenborough Dripper Daniels James Donald photo James Donald Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1 Sonny Tufts photo Sonny Tufts Yank Flanagan Trevor Howard photo Trevor Howard Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser Bernard Lee photo Bernard Lee A.S. 'Stripey' Wood Dora Bryan photo Dora Bryan Glad Flanagan Hugh Williams photo Hugh Williams Captain David G. Wilson Robin Bailey photo Robin Bailey Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot

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