Gift Horse (1952) | |
Director(s) | Compton Bennett |
Producer(s) | George Pitcher (uncredited) |
Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, War |
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Gift Horse (1952) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Compton Bennett and produced by George Pitcher.
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The military mission in the film is based on the real World War II raid on St. Nazaire by HMS Campbeltown in a campaign known as Operation Chariot.
Commander Fraser refers to his service medals as 'Squeak' and 'Wilfred'. These were nicknames for the the British War Medal and the British Victory Medal of the Great War. (Note: The 1914 Star and the 1914-15 Star star were nicknamed 'Pip'. The three names come from the names of characters in a Daily Mirror cartoon strip.)
The film is loosely based on the actual raid undertaken in 1942 by HMS Campbeltown, in which the ship, loaded with explosives, rammed and subsequently destroyed the dock gates at the French port of St Nazaire. This was the only dry dock outside of Germany able to accept and repair the German battleships Tipitz and Bismark.
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Commander Fraser refers to his service medals as 'Squeak' and 'Wilfred'. These were nicknames for the the British War Medal and the British Victory Medal of the Great War. (Note: The 1914 Star and the 1914-15 Star star were nicknamed 'Pip'. The three names come from the names of characters in a Daily Mirror cartoon strip.)
The film is loosely based on the actual raid undertaken in 1942 by HMS Campbeltown, in which the ship, loaded with explosives, rammed and subsequently destroyed the dock gates at the French port of St Nazaire. This was the only dry dock outside of Germany able to accept and repair the German battleships Tipitz and Bismark.
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