Gift Horse

Name: Gift Horse
Director: Compton Bennett
Genre: Adventure, War, Drama
Released: 1952-06-01
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Sonny Tufts, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee

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1952 · 95 min · Adventure · War · Drama · TMDB 6.6/10

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.

Directed by Compton Bennett

Cast

Richard Attenborough — Dripper Daniels
James Donald — Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1
Sonny Tufts — Yank Flanagan
Trevor Howard — Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Bernard Lee — A.S. 'Stripey' Wood