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Reach for the Sky

19562h 15mWar · Drama

Released

July 5, 1956

6.9

TMDB Score

69% match · 41 votes

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About the Movie

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WarDrama

Synopsis

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.

DirectorLewis Gilbert

Released: July 5, 1956
Runtime: 2h 15m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Studios: The Rank Organisation, Angel Productions

Top Billed Cast

Kenneth More

Douglas Bader

Muriel Pavlow

Thelma Bader

Lyndon Brook

Johnny Sanderson

Lee Patterson

Turner

Alexander Knox

Mr. Joyce

Dorothy Alison

Nurse Brace

MW

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

AL

Anne Leon

Sister Thornhill

Charles Carson

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Ronald Adam

Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory

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