Reach for the Sky (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.
- Date of release
- 1956-07-05
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (41)
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Lewis Gilbert
Casting
- 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
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