Gift Horse

1952 | 1 Hour 40 Minutes

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.

Commando sur Saint-Nazaire

Operaatio Normandia

Glory at Sea

Caballo Regalado

Directed By:

Compton Bennett

Starring:

Trevor Howard
Lt. Cdr. Hugh Alginon Fraser RN
Richard Attenborough
Ordinary Seaman 'Dripper' Daniels
Sonny Tufts
Ordinary Seaman 'Yank' Flanagan
James Donald
Lt. Richard Jennings RN
Bernard Lee
Able Seaman 'Stripey' Wood
Dora Bryan
Glad Flanagan
Hugh Williams
Captain David G. Wilson, Division Commander
Robin Bailey
Lt. Michael Grant RNVR

UK Release

11th May, 2026

US Release

10th March, 1953

Global Openeing 9th February, 1953

United Kingdom Total Gross
£0

North American Total Gross
$0

Global Total Gross
$0

Global Releases Dates
9th February 1953
Sweden
10th March 1953
United States
10th April 1953
Australia
8th May 1953
Finland
11th May 1953
Denmark
26th June 1953
France
12th September 1958
West Germany

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