Gift Horse

Gift Horse (1952)

Adventure War Drama

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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  • Release Date: 1952-06-01
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Compton Bennett

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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

  • Dora Bryan

    Glad Flanagan

  • Hugh Williams

    Captain David G. Wilson

  • Robin Bailey

    Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot

  • Meredith Edwards

    Jones

  • John Forrest

    Appleby the Captain's Steward

  • Patric Doonan

    Petty Officer Martin

  • Sid James

    Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

  • Harold Siddons

    Adm. Bartlett

  • William Russell

    Crewman

  • Joan Rice

    June Mallory, WRNS cypher officer

  • Peter Bathurst

    Commander C.E. Spencer

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