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Trailer
Gift Horse
6.6
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1h 35m
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1952
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Released
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.

Cast
Richard Attenborough poster
Richard Attenborough
Dripper Daniels
James Donald poster
James Donald
Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1
Sonny Tufts poster
Sonny Tufts
Yank Flanagan
Trevor Howard poster
Trevor Howard
Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Bernard Lee poster
Bernard Lee
A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Dora Bryan poster
Dora Bryan
Glad Flanagan
Hugh Williams poster
Hugh Williams
Captain David G. Wilson
Robin Bailey poster
Robin Bailey
Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot
Meredith Edwards poster
Meredith Edwards
Jones
John Forrest poster
John Forrest
Appleby the Captain's Steward
Patric Doonan poster
Patric Doonan
Petty Officer Martin
Sid James poster
Sid James
Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull
Harold Siddons poster
Harold Siddons
Adm. Bartlett
William Russell poster
William Russell
Crewman
Joan Rice poster
Joan Rice
June Mallory, WRNS cypher officer
Peter Bathurst poster
Peter Bathurst
Commander C.E. Spencer

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