Gift Horse DVD (2022) Trevor Howard, Bennett (DIR) cert PG Title: Gift Horse Leading Actor: Trevor Howard Region: Region 2 Duration: 96 mins Format: DVD / Restored Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Elevation Sales UK Release Date: 04 Apr 2022 Edition: Restored 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.
