Allen Gewalten zum Trotz (1956)
Als Douglas Bader im Spetember 1928 auf dem Royal Air Force College Cranwell antritt, geht für ihn ein Kindheitstraum in Erfüllung - Fliegen! Mit seinem Kumpel Johnny Sanderson wird der aufsässige Douglas nach bestandener Prüfung 1930 nach Kinlay verlegt, wo er bei einem Kunstflug-Manöver schwer verunglückt. Der Chirurg Dr. Joyce kann zwar sein Leben retten, jedoch nicht seine Beine. Während seine Erholungszeit lernt er die Kellnerin Thelma kennen, die ihn trotz seiner Invalidität nicht im Stich lässt und ihn schließlich heiratet. als 1939 der Krieg ausbricht, darf Douglas trotz vorheriger Absage endlich wieder fliegen. Douglas beginnt eine erstaunliche Karriere als Pilot, der sich trotz der Amputation beider Beine im Zweiten Weltkrieg als Jagdflieger einen großen Namen macht.
Der Regisseur:
Lewis Gilbert
Der Autor:
Lewis Gilbert
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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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Vincent Ball as Thelma's cousin (uncredited) |
| Production | Daniel M. Angel | Producer |
| Directing | Lewis Gilbert | Director |
| Camera | Jack Asher | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Lewis Gilbert | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pearl Orton | Hairdresser |
| Editing | John Shirley | Editor |
| Production | Hugh Attwooll | Production Manager |
| Crew | Bryan Langley | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Lawrance | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Arthur Ridout | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Bert Marshall | Special Effects |
| Art | Bernard Robinson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Shirley Barnes | Continuity |
| Crew | Bill Warrington | Special Effects |
| Sound | John W. Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Harry Gillam | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Paul Brickhill | Book |
| Crew | Arthur Alcott | Production Controller |
| Crew | Vernon Harris | Additional Writing |
| Directing | Basil Keys | Assistant Director |
| Production | Anthony Nelson Keys | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Directing | James Hill | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| Crew | H.M.A. Day | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | John Addison | Original Music Composer |
