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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This film's dedication states: "In 1940 when Britain was fighting ashore for her life, the United States transferred fifty of her destroyers to the Royal Navy. This picture is respectfully dedicated to their exploits and is very broadly based on the adventures of one of these destroyers."
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.
The so-called "Gift Horse" of the film's title refers to the nickname of the aged decrepit four-stacker ex-U.S. Navy destroyer seen in the film, the HMS Ballantrae.
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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.
The so-called "Gift Horse" of the film's title refers to the nickname of the aged decrepit four-stacker ex-U.S. Navy destroyer seen in the film, the HMS Ballantrae.
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