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Gift Horse

6.6(23)19521h 35m3

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.

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Released
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English
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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Jun 1952
  • RomaniaRO

    • Theatrical151 Jun 1952

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Gift Horse was released on 1 June 1952.

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    CinemaSerf

    9/9/2022

    7/10

    Trevor Howard makes for an eminently plausible "Lt. Cdr. Fraser" in command of a dilapidated ex-USN destroyer - renamed HMS Ballantrae - whose stiff upper lip, by the book, approach to his men causes considerable resentment. Gradually, though - and not before the ship has a few mishaps - he begins to turn them around before their ultimate mission to attack a Nazi-occupied French dry dock. A good ensemble cast includi…

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