Gift Horse Restored Edition Joins Vintage Classics

STUDIOCANAL is proud to announce the release of a newly-restored version of the rarely seen classic WW2 Navy thriller, GIFT HORSE. 80 years ago, during WWII, British ‘Operation Chariot’ stunned the Nazis, and the film pays tribute to this raid.

Directed by Compton Bennett (The Seventh Veil) and Starring Trevor Howard (The Third Man, Brief Encounter), Richard Attenborough (The Great Escape, The Angry Silence) and Sid James (The Carry On series), this stunning new restoration of GIFT HORSE will be available to own on Digital, Blu-Ray and DVD from April 4 and on VOD from May 9.

GIFT HORSE features a supporting cast that includes Sonny Tufts (The Seven Year Itch), James Donald (The Bridge on the River Kwai), Bernard Lee (the James Bond franchise), Dora Bryan (Fallen Idol), Hugh Williams (Wuthering Heights) and Meredith Edwards (A Run For Your Money).

Marking the first time the film will be available to own on Blu-Ray and Digital, looking better than ever and packaged with brand-new extras material, GIFT HORSE is a welcome addition to the VINTAGE CLASSICS collection..

In 1940, the Royal Navy is frantically recruiting for WWII so pulls Lieutenant Commander Fraser (Trevor Howard) 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.

Gift Horse is available on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, and Digital from April 4, pre-order your copy today!