Film
Reach for the Sky
1956 · 2h 15m · War · Drama
- IMDb
- 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 80%
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Overview
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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Cast
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
Crew
- Lewis GilbertDirector · Screenplay
- Daniel M. AngelProducer
- Jack AsherDirector of Photography
- John AddisonOriginal Music Composer
- John ShirleyEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 5, 1956
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rated
- U
- Genres
- War, Drama
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