| Uniform Title |
Gift horse (Motion picture : 1952) |
| Title |
Gift horse. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2022. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (96 minutes) : sound, black and white; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : D13748. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. |
| Special features: Operation Chariot and HMS Campbeltown: James Dorrian remembers the real Gift Horse ; Ceremony Commemorating 5 year anniversary of the St Nazaire Raid (1947) ; Behind the scenes stills gallery ; Original Trailer. |
| Gift Horse was released in the United States under the name Glory at sea. |
| WARNING "Please note that this film reflects historical attitudes which audiences may find outdated or offensive." - Container |
| Credits |
Directed by Compton Bennett. |
| Performers |
Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Sonny Tufts. |
| Summary |
In 1940, the Royal Navy is frantically recruiting for WWII so pulls Lieutenant Commander Fraser out of retirement to captain the HMS Ballantrae, herself recently re-commissioned and lent by the Americans to a seriously under-resourced British Navy. Despite an inauspicious start and multiple repairs, Fraser crafts the ship and its crew into an efficient fighting force, culminating in a daring mission to destroy a French dockyard which is crucial to the Nazis in maintaining their formidable battleships. The climax of the film is a fictional account of the real-life St Nazaire Raid of 1942 AKA Operation Chariot - led by a ship very similar to the Gift Horse itself, and celebrated as The Greatest Raid of All. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital Dual Mono ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Full frame 1.37:1. |
| Language note |
English, French. Subtitles: French. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- Drama |
| Campbeltown (Destroyer) -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
| Warships -- Drama |
| Soldiers -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Genre |
War films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Bennett, Compton, 1900-1974 director. |
| Attenborough, Richard actor. |
| Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 actor. |
| Tufts, Sonny, 1911-1970 actor. |
| Series |
Classics remastered |
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