Film
Gift Horse
1952· 15· 1h 35m· Adventure· Drama· War
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.
1952-06-01
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Key Crew
DirectorCompton Bennett
ScreenplayHugh Hastings
Director of PhotographyHarry Waxman
EditorAlan Osbiston
Full cast & crew (20 cast · 16 crew)
Details
Released1952-06-01
Runtime1h 35m · 15
StatusReleased
StudiosMolton
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.6/10 · 23 votes
Original languageen
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