

Reach for the Sky
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
The Rank Organisation
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Key Crew

Lewis Gilbert
Director

Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay
Cast

Kenneth More
Douglas Bader

Muriel Pavlow
Thelma Bader

Lyndon Brook
Johnny Sanderson

Lee Patterson
Turner

Alexander Knox
Mr. Joyce

Dorothy Alison
Nurse Brace
Michael Warre
Harry Day

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
Anne Leon
Sister Thornhill

Charles Carson
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Ronald Adam
Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Basil Appleby
Crowley-Milling

Philip Stainton
Police Constable

Eddie Byrne
Flight Sergeant Mills

Beverley Brooks
Sally














