Reach for the Sky
05/07/1956
2h 15m

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.
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


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


Trevor Bannister
Man Listening to Radio
Patrick Westwood
RAF Corporal


Barry Letts
Tommy


Paul Carpenter
Hall (uncredited)


Jess Conrad
Cadet Pilot (uncredited)


Clive Revill
RAF Batman Helping Bader with His New Legs (uncredited)


Vincent Ball
Thelma's cousin (uncredited)
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