Gift Horse Blu-ray
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Posted February 21, 2022 05:00 PM by Webmaster
StudioCanal will release on Blu-ray Compton Bennett's Gift Horse a.k.a. Glory at Sea (1952), starring Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, Sonny Tufts, Dora Bryan, and James Donald. The release will be available for purchase on April 4.
Description: 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. Special Features and Techncial Specs:
Description: 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. Special Features and Techncial Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- 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
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
