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Gift Horse

1952
Directed byCompton Bennett
1h 35m

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.

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Richard AttenboroughDripper DanielsJames DonaldLt. Richard Jennings, No. 1Sonny Tufts
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Yank Flanagan
Trevor HowardLt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Bernard LeeA.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Dora BryanGlad Flanagan
Hugh WilliamsCaptain David G. Wilson
Robin BaileyLt. Michael Grant, Pilot
Meredith EdwardsJones
John ForrestAppleby the Captain's Steward
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GENRES
AdventureWarDrama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Molton
RATING
6.6

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