Proa al cielo (1956)
Douglas Bader, uno de los grandes héroes británicos de la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), vio incrementada su popularidad cuando, en 1954, tras publicarse su biografía, apareció una versión abreviada de la misma en la popular revista Reader's Digest. En esa obra se basó el film de Gilbert, el más taquillero de Inglaterra desde el estreno de “Lo que El Viento se Llevó”. A pesar de que a finales de los años 20, a Bader le habían amputado las dos piernas, tras un accidente aéreo, gracias a unas prótesis de aluminio pudo participar en la Batalla de Inglaterra.
Directora:
Lewis Gilbert
Escritor:
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 |
| Writing | Lewis Gilbert | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jack Asher | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John Shirley | Editor |
| Art | Bernard Robinson | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pearl Orton | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Lawrance | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Hugh Attwooll | Production Manager |
| Sound | Arthur Ridout | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John W. Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Bryan Langley | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bert Marshall | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bill Warrington | Special Effects |
| Camera | Harry Gillam | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Shirley Barnes | Continuity |
| Writing | Paul Brickhill | Book |
| Crew | Vernon Harris | Additional Writing |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Crew | Arthur Alcott | Production Controller |
| Directing | Basil Keys | Assistant Director |
| Directing | James Hill | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| Production | Anthony Nelson Keys | Associate Producer |
| Crew | H.M.A. Day | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | John Addison | Original Music Composer |
