Reach for the Sky
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.
1956-07-05
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Cast
Director
Lewis Gilbert
Kenneth More as Douglas Bader
Muriel Pavlow as Thelma Bader
Lyndon Brook as Johnny Sanderson
Lee Patterson as Turner
Alexander Knox as Mr. Joyce
Dorothy Alison as Nurse Brace
Sydney Tafler as Robert Desoutter
Howard Marion-Crawford as 'Woody' Woodhall
Jack Watling as Peel
Walter Hudd as Air Vice-Marshal Halahan
Ernest Clark as Wing Commander Beiseigel
Nigel Green as Streatfeild
Charles Carson as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Ronald Adam as Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Eddie Byrne as Flight Sergeant Mills
Beverley Brooks as Sally
Michael Ripper as Warrant Officer West
Derek Blomfield as Civilian Pilot
Avice Landone as Douglas Bader's Mother
Eric Pohlmann as Adjutant of Prison Camp
Michael Gough as Flying Instructor Pearson
Harry Locke as Bates
Sam Kydd as Warrant Officer Blake
Peter Byrne as Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash
Basil Dignam as Air Ministry Doctor
Anton Diffring as German Stabsfeldwebel
Trevor Bannister as Man Listening to Radio
Barry Letts as Tommy
Paul Carpenter as Hall (uncredited)
Jess Conrad as Cadet Pilot (uncredited)
Clive Revill as RAF Batman Helping Bader with His New Legs (uncredited)
Vincent Ball as Thelma's cousin (uncredited)