Reach for the Sky
1956
2h 15min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
July 1956
Runtime
2h 15min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
The Rank Organisation, Angel Productions
Cast
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
Nigel Green
Streatfeild
Anne Leon
Sister Thornhill
Charles Carson
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Ronald Adam
Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Basil Appleby
Crowley-Milling
Philip Stainton
Police Constable
Eddie Byrne
Flight Sergeant Mills
Beverley Brooks
Sally
Michael Ripper
Warrant Officer West
Derek Blomfield
Civilian Pilot
Avice Landone
Douglas Bader's Mother
Eric Pohlmann
Adjutant of Prison Camp
Michael Gough
Flying Instructor Pearson
Harry Locke
Bates
Sam Kydd
Warrant Officer Blake
Peter Byrne
Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash
Basil Dignam
Air Ministry Doctor
Anton Diffring
German Stabsfeldwebel
Trevor Bannister
Man Listening to Radio
Patrick Westwood
RAF Corporal
Barry Letts
Tommy
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