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Reach for the Sky

Genres
War
Drama
Rating
6.8
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Release Date1956-07-05
Runtime135 mins

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.

Cast & Crew

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Kenneth More

as Douglas Bader

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Muriel Pavlow

as Thelma Bader

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Lyndon Brook

as Johnny Sanderson

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Lee Patterson

as Turner

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Alexander Knox

as Mr. Joyce

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Dorothy Alison

as Nurse Brace

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Michael Warre

as Harry Day

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Sydney Tafler

as Robert Desoutter

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Howard Marion-Crawford

as 'Woody' Woodhall

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Jack Watling

as Peel

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Walter Hudd

as Air Vice-Marshal Halahan

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Ernest Clark

as Wing Commander Beiseigel

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Nigel Green

as Streatfeild

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Anne Leon

as Sister Thornhill

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Charles Carson

as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

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Ronald Adam

as Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory

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Basil Appleby

as Crowley-Milling

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Philip Stainton

as Police Constable

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Eddie Byrne

as Flight Sergeant Mills

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Beverley Brooks

as Sally

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Michael Ripper

as Warrant Officer West

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Derek Blomfield

as Civilian Pilot

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Avice Landone

as Douglas Bader's Mother

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Eric Pohlmann

as Adjutant of Prison Camp

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Michael Gough

as Flying Instructor Pearson

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Harry Locke

as Bates

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Sam Kydd

as Warrant Officer Blake

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Peter Byrne

as Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash

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Basil Dignam

as Air Ministry Doctor

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Anton Diffring

as German Stabsfeldwebel

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Trevor Bannister

as Man Listening to Radio

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Patrick Westwood

as RAF Corporal

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Barry Letts

as Tommy

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Paul Carpenter

as Hall (uncredited)

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Jess Conrad

as Cadet Pilot (uncredited)

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Clive Revill

as RAF Batman Helping Bader with His New Legs (uncredited)

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