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📊 Film Specifications
Director Compton Bennett
Writer Ben Roberts (Story), William Fairchild (Screenplay), Ivan Goff (Story), Hugh Hastings (Screenplay), William Rose (Adaptation)
Release Date June 1, 1952
Runtime 95 min (1h 35m)
Country United Kingdom
Language EN
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Molton
Gift Horse (1952)
Directed by Compton Bennett
⭐ 3.3 / 5 (23 votes) ⏱️ 95 min 🎬 Adventure, War, Drama
Ratings Breakdown:
23 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast & Filmmakers
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Compton Bennett
Director
Story Ben Roberts
Story
Screenplay William Fairchild
Screenplay
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
Sidney James
Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull