{"product_id":"gift-horse-vintage-classics-blu-ray-2022","title":"Gift Horse (Vintage Classics) [Blu-ray] [2022]","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA new restoration of the classic war film and part of the Vintage Classics range.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarring Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, Sonny Tufts, James Donald, Bernard Lee, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams, Meredith Edwards and Sid James. Directed by Compton Bennett.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003eExtras:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Operation Chariot and HMS Campbeltown: James Dorrian Remembers the Real Gift Horse\u003cbr\u003e * Ceremony Commemorating 5 Year Anniversary of the St Nazaire Raid (1947)\u003cbr\u003e * Behind the Scenes Stills Gallery\u003cbr\u003e * Original Trailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Blu-Ray","offer_id":45917425008831,"sku":"f30e0939-9697-4f47-90c7-8eef3fc7efdb","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/c272aab8066f40acb80ce012167f5156.jpg?v=1785102230","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/gift-horse-vintage-classics-blu-ray-2022","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}