Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky

135 mins | Drama, War, History | July 5, 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.

Reach for the Sky

135 mins | Drama, War, History | July 5, 1956

Reach for the Sky
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers The Rank Organisation, Angel Productions
Original title Reach for the Sky
Directors Shirley Barnes, James Hill, Basil Keys, Lewis Gilbert
Writers Paul Brickhill, Lewis Gilbert

Cast

Kenneth More

as Douglas Bader

Muriel Pavlow

as Thelma Bader

Lyndon Brook

as Johnny Sanderson

Lee Patterson

as Turner

Alexander Knox

as Mr. Joyce

Dorothy Alison

as Nurse Brace

Michael Warre

as Harry Day

Sydney Tafler

as Robert Desoutter

Howard Marion-Crawford

as 'Woody' Woodhall

Jack Watling

as Peel

Walter Hudd

as Air Vice-Marshal Halahan

Ernest Clark

as Wing Commander Beiseigel

Nigel Green

as Streatfeild

Anne Leon

as Sister Thornhill

Charles Carson

as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Ronald Adam

as Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory

Basil Appleby

as Crowley-Milling

Philip Stainton

as Police Constable

Eddie Byrne

as Flight Sergeant Mills

Beverley Brooks

as Sally

Michael Ripper

as Warrant Officer West

Derek Blomfield

as Civilian Pilot

Avice Landone

as Douglas Bader's Mother

Eric Pohlmann

as Adjutant of Prison Camp

Michael Gough

as Flying Instructor Pearson

Harry Locke

as Bates

Sam Kydd

as Warrant Officer Blake

Peter Byrne

as Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash (uncredited)

Basil Dignam

as Air Ministry Doctor

Anton Diffring

as German Stabsfeldwebel