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.

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Richard Attenborough

Dripper Daniels

James Donald

Lt. Richard Jennings, No. 1

Sonny Tufts

Yank Flanagan

Trevor Howard

Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser

Bernard Lee

A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

Dora Bryan

Glad Flanagan

Hugh Williams

Captain David G. Wilson

Robin Bailey

Lt. Michael Grant, Pilot

John Forrest

Appleby the Captain's Steward

Patric Doonan

Petty Officer Martin

Sid James

Ned Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull

Harold Siddons

Adm. Bartlett

Joan Rice

June Mallory, WRNS cypher officer

Peter Bathurst

Commander C.E. Spencer

Charles Lloyd Pack

Captain R. G. Bates (Board of Inquiry)

Chris Adcock

Crewman (uncredited)

Tim Turner

Crewman (uncredited)

Art

Edward Carrick

Art Direction

Camera

James Bawden

Camera Operator

Harry Waxman

Director of Photography

Crew

Cliff Richardson

Special Effects

Directing

Ann Forsyth

Script Supervisor

Editing

Sound

Jack Slade

Sound Editor

Red Law

Sound Recordist

Peter Handford

Sound Recordist

Writing

William Fairchild

Screenplay

Ivan Goff

Story

Hugh Hastings

Screenplay

William Rose

Adaptation