Reach for the Sky

6.797

135 minutes

7/5/1956

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.

Cast List

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
Basil Dignam
as Air Ministry Doctor
Anton Diffring
as German Stabsfeldwebel
Trevor Bannister
as Man Listening to Radio
Patrick Westwood
as RAF Corporal
Barry Letts
as Tommy