Reach for the Sky

6.9 1956 135 min
War Drama

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.

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Director
Lewis Gilbert
Writer
Lewis Gilbert

Cast

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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

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