Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Comfort watch
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 48GoodWatch 54
IMDb6.3
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for adventure movies, −8 min on the typical 103
typical 10395Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
+13Released
1952
June 1, 1952
74 years ago
Genres
AdventureWarDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more20 people
- Richard AttenboroughDripper Daniels
- James DonaldLt. Richard Jennings, No. 1
- Sonny TuftsYank Flanagan
- Trevor HowardLt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
- Bernard LeeA.S. 'Stripey' Wood
- Dora BryanGlad Flanagan
- Hugh WilliamsCaptain David G. Wilson
- Robin BaileyLt. Michael Grant, Pilot
Meredith EdwardsJones
John ForrestAppleby the Captain's Steward
Patric DoonanPetty Officer Martin
Sidney JamesNed Hardy, Landlord Golden Bull- HSHarold SiddonsAdm. Bartlett
William RussellCrewman
Joan RiceJune Mallory, WRNS cypher officer- PBPeter BathurstCommander C.E. Spencer
Charles Lloyd PackCaptain R. G. Bates (Board of Inquiry)- CAChris AdcockCrewman (uncredited)
Tim TurnerCrewman (uncredited)- GSGeorge SpenceMan in Pub (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Compton Bennett Director
- Ann Forsyth Script Supervisor
Writing · 5
- William Fairchild Screenplay
- Hugh Hastings Screenplay
- Ivan Goff Story
- Ben Roberts Story
- William Rose Adaptation
Camera · 2
- Harry Waxman Director of Photography
- James Bawden Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Alan Osbiston Editor
Sound · 4
- Clifton Parker Music
- Red Law Sound Recordist
- Peter Handford Sound Recordist
- Jack Slade Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Edward Carrick Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Cliff Richardson Special Effects
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