Gift Horse

Duration: 95 min

Release date: 1952-06-01

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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.

Adventure War Drama

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Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

as Dripper Daniels

as Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1

as Yank Flanagan

as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser

as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

as Glad Flanagan

as Captain David G. Wilson

as Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot

Meredith Edwards

Meredith Edwards

as Appleby the Captain's Steward

as Petty Officer Martin

as Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

as Adm. Bartlett

William Russell

William Russell

as June Mallory, WRNS cypher officer

as Commander C.E. Spencer

Charles Lloyd Pack

Charles Lloyd Pack

as Captain R. G. Bates (Board of Inquiry)

as Crewman (uncredited)

as Crewman (uncredited)

as Man in Pub (uncredited)

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Compton Bennett

Compton Bennett

Director of Photography

Cliff Richardson

Cliff Richardson

Special Effects

William Fairchild

William Fairchild

Camera Operator

Script Supervisor

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

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