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.
- Released
- 1956-07-05
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lewis Gilbert, Lewis Gilbert
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 41 votes
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