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Reach for the Sky
2h 15min
WAR
DRAMA
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.
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Original Title
Reach for the Sky
Runtime (Duration)
2h 15min
Directors
Release Year
1956
Country
United Kingdom
Casting
Actors

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

Michael Ripper
Warrant Officer West

Derek Blomfield
Civilian Pilot

Avice Landone
Douglas Bader's Mother

Eric Pohlmann
Adjutant of Prison Camp

Michael Gough
Flying Instructor Pearson

Harry Locke
Bates

Sam Kydd
Warrant Officer Blake

Peter Byrne
Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash

Basil Dignam
Air Ministry Doctor

Anton Diffring
German Stabsfeldwebel
Crew

Lewis Gilbert
DIRECTOR

John Addison
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Lewis Gilbert
SCREENPLAY
Daniel M. Angel
PRODUCER
Jack Asher
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Pearl Orton
HAIRDRESSER
John Shirley
EDITOR
Hugh Attwooll
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Bryan Langley
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Bob Lawrance
MAKEUP ARTIST
Arthur Ridout
SOUND EDITOR
Gordon K. McCallum
SOUND RECORDIST
Bert Marshall
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Bernard Robinson
ART DIRECTION
Shirley Barnes
CONTINUITY
Bill Warrington
SPECIAL EFFECTS
John W. Mitchell
SOUND RECORDIST
Harry Gillam
CAMERA OPERATOR
Paul Brickhill
BOOK
Arthur Alcott
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
Vernon Harris
ADDITIONAL WRITING
Basil Keys
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Anthony Nelson Keys
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Muir Mathieson
MUSIC DIRECTOR
James Hill
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR

Julie Harris
COSTUME DESIGN
H.M.A. Day
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
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