- Gift Horse (film)
Infobox Film
name = Gift Horse (1952 film)
also known as = Glory at Sea (USA)
caption = DVD cover
director =Compton Bennett
producer =George Pitcher
writer =Trevor Howard Richard Attenborough James Donald Sonny Tufts Bernard Lee Dora Bryan Hugh Williams Robin Bailey Meredith Edwards John Forrest Patric Doonan Sid James Tony Quinn James Kenney George Street Hugh Hastings Harold Ayer Charles Lloyd Pack Peter Bathurst William Russell Anthony Oliver Joan Rice James Carney Harold Siddons
music =Clifton Parker
cinematography =Harry Waxman
distributors =DD Home Entertainment Independent Film Distributors (IFD) (1952) (UK)
(theatrical) (distribution controlled by)Souvaine Selective Pictures Inc.
(1953) (USA) (theatrical)National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1956) (USA) (TV)
released =10 March 1953 (USA)
runtime = 100 min. (original UK version)
country = UK
language = English
German
budget = Unknown
ASIN = B000KDSJ64
imdb_id = Unknown
"Gift Horse" (AKA "The Gift Horse" or "Glory At Sea") is a
1952 British film starringTrevor Howard andRichard Attenborough .ynopsis
A disgraced former Captain re-enlists into the Royal Navy during World War II and forms the crew and his run-down ship into an efficient fighting force before being sent on a suicide mission.
Historical basis
The latter part of the film is clearly based on HMS "Campbeltown" and the
St. Nazaire Raid .
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