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
Bernard Lee · Dora Bryan · Hugh Williams · James Donald · John Forrest · Meredith Edwards · Richard Attenborough · Robin Bailey · Sonny Tufts · Trevor Howard · Compton Bennett · Hugh Hastings · William Fairchild