Gift Horse
First aired on Jun 1, 1952
Runtime: 95mins
70%
Genres: 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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
Compton Bennett | Director
William Fairchild | Screenplay
Hugh Hastings | Screenplay
Ivan Goff | Story
Ben Roberts | Story
William Rose | Adaptation
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