Reach for the Sky (1956)
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
Writer:
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 |
