Reach for the Sky (1956)

Reach for the Sky
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  • Genre: Drama War
  • Running time: 135 min
  • Premiere: 5th of July 1956

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
as Douglas Bader
Michael Gough
as Flying Instructor Pearson
Nigel Green
as Streatfeild
Eddie Byrne
as Flight Sergeant Mills
Michael Ripper
as Warrant Officer West
Alexander Knox
as Mr. Joyce
Anton Diffring
as German Stabsfeldwebel
Lyndon Brook
as Johnny Sanderson
Ronald Adam
as Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Eric Pohlmann
as Adjutant of Prison Camp
Ernest Clark
as Wing Commander Beiseigel
Dorothy Alison
as Nurse Brace
Basil Dignam
as Air Ministry Doctor
Muriel Pavlow
as Thelma Bader
Sam Kydd
as Warrant Officer Blake
Trevor Bannister
as Man Listening to Radio
Walter Hudd
as Air Vice-Marshal Halahan
Avice Landone
as Douglas Bader's Mother
Sydney Tafler
as Robert Desoutter
Philip Stainton
as Police Constable
Howard Marion-Crawford
as 'Woody' Woodhall
Derek Blomfield
as Civilian Pilot
Charles Carson
as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Peter Byrne
as Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash

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