Reach for the Sky

Directed by Lewis Gilbert
U
27 July 1956    2h 15mBiography, Drama,
7.280%88%6.8
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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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  • Kenneth MoreDouglas Bader
  • Muriel PavlowThelma Bader
  • Lyndon BrookJohnny Sanderson
  • Lee PattersonTurner
  • Alexander KnoxMr. Joyce
  • Dorothy AlisonNurse Brace
  • Michael WarreHarry Day
  • Sydney TaflerRobert Desoutter
  • Howard Marion-Crawford'Woody' Woodhall
  • Jack WatlingPeel
  • Walter HuddAir Vice-Marshal Halahan
  • Ernest ClarkWing Commander Beiseigel
  • Nigel GreenStreatfeild
  • Anne LeonSister Thornhill
  • Charles CarsonAir Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
  • Ronald AdamAir Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
  • Basil ApplebyCrowley-Milling
  • Philip StaintonPolice Constable
  • Eddie ByrneFlight Sergeant Mills
  • Beverley BrooksSally

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