Gift Horse
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.
Compton Bennett
Casts & Crew
Richard Attenborough
James Donald
Sonny Tufts
Trevor Howard
Bernard Lee
Dora Bryan
Hugh Williams
Robin Bailey
Meredith Edwards
John Forrest
Patric Doonan
Sid James
Harold Siddons
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