{"product_id":"gift-horse-vintage-classics-blu-ray","title":"GIFT HORSE (VINTAGE CLASSICS) - BLU RAY","description":"\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\u003eDespite 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\u003eThe 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 class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\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","brand":"Studiocanal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46760600207534,"sku":"OPTBD4428","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Gift-Horse-Vintage-Classic-Lime-Light.jpg?v=1755013138","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/gift-horse-vintage-classics-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}