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Reach for the Sky(1956)

July 5, 19562h 15m

69%User score 69 percent

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39 votes

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.

Director: Lewis Gilbert
Writers: Lewis Gilbert

Top Billed Cast

Kenneth More
Douglas Bader
Muriel Pavlow
Thelma Bader
Lyndon Brook
Johnny Sanderson
Lee Patterson
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Dorothy Alison

Nurse Brace

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

Charles Carson

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Ronald Adam

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Eddie Byrne

Flight Sergeant Mills

Beverley Brooks

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Michael Ripper

Warrant Officer West

Derek Blomfield

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Eric Pohlmann

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Status: Released
Original title: Reach for the Sky
Original language: English
Production: The Rank Organisation, Angel Productions

Keywords

raf (royal air force)
world war ii
pilot
biography
based on true story
black and white
accident