Reach for the Sky (1956)
2h 15m
Running Time
July 5, 1956Release Date

Plot.
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.
Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Kenneth More
Douglas Bader

Muriel Pavlow
Thelma Bader

Lyndon Brook
Johnny Sanderson

Lee Patterson
Turner

Alexander Knox
Mr. Joyce

Dorothy Alison
Nurse Brace

Michael Warre
Harry Day

Sydney Tafler
Robert Desoutter

Howard Marion-Crawford
'Woody' Woodhall

Jack Watling
Peel

Walter Hudd
Air Vice-Marshal Halahan

Ernest Clark
Wing Commander Beiseigel

Nigel Green
Streatfeild

Anne Leon
Sister Thornhill

Charles Carson
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Ronald Adam
Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory

Basil Appleby
Crowley-Milling

Philip Stainton
Police Constable

Eddie Byrne
Flight Sergeant Mills

Beverley Brooks
Sally

Michael Ripper
Warrant Officer West

Derek Blomfield
Civilian Pilot

Avice Landone
Douglas Bader's Mother

Eric Pohlmann
Adjutant of Prison Camp

Michael Gough
Flying Instructor Pearson

Harry Locke
Bates

Sam Kydd
Warrant Officer Blake

Peter Byrne
Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash

Basil Dignam
Air Ministry Doctor

Anton Diffring
German Stabsfeldwebel

Trevor Bannister
Man Listening to Radio

Patrick Westwood
RAF Corporal

Barry Letts
Tommy

Daniel M. Angel
Producer

Lewis Gilbert
Director / Screenplay

Jack Asher
Director of Photography

Pearl Orton
Hairdresser

John Shirley
Editor

Hugh Attwooll
Production Manager

Bryan Langley
Special Effects

Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist

Arthur Ridout
Sound Editor

Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist

Bert Marshall
Special Effects

Bernard Robinson
Art Direction

Shirley Barnes
Continuity

Bill Warrington
Special Effects

John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Media.




Details.
Release DateJuly 5, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 15m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
world war ii
pilot
biography
based on a true story
accident
royal air force
raf
black and white
Wiki.
Reach for the Sky is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film of 1956. The film's composer John Addison was Bader's brother-in-law.
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