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Gift Horse (1952)

Genres: Adventure, War, Drama

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.

Richard Attenborough as Dripper Daniels
James Donald as Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1
Sonny Tufts as Yank Flanagan
Trevor Howard as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Bernard Lee as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Dora Bryan as Glad Flanagan
Hugh Williams as Captain David G. Wilson
Robin Bailey as Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot