Gift Horse
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
Robin Bailey · Ivan Goff · William Fairchild · Hugh Hastings · John Forrest · Trevor Howard · James Donald · Ben Roberts · Compton Bennett · Sonny Tufts · Dora Bryan · Richard Attenborough · Hugh Williams · Meredith Edwards · Bernard Lee