Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Compton Bennett Director
- 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
- Meredith Edwards as Jones
- John Forrest as Appleby the Captain's Steward
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