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Reach for the Sky

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Calorie Rating: 190
Released: 1956-07-05
Running Time: 135 Minutes
Studios: The Rank Organisation, Angel Productions,


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.

Director / Directors

Shirley Barnes
Continuity
Basil Keys
Assistant Director

James Hill
Second Unit Director


Cast

Kenneth More
Character: Douglas Bader
Muriel Pavlow
Character: Thelma Bader
Lyndon Brook
Character: Johnny Sanderson

Lee Patterson
Character: Turner
Alexander Knox
Character: Mr. Joyce
Dorothy Alison
Character: Nurse Brace

Michael Warre
Character: Harry Day
Sydney Tafler
Character: Robert Desoutter
Howard Marion-Crawford
Character: 'Woody' Woodhall

Jack Watling
Character: Peel
Walter Hudd
Character: Air Vice-Marshal Halahan
Ernest Clark
Character: Wing Commander Beiseigel

Nigel Green
Character: Streatfeild
Anne Leon
Character: Sister Thornhill
Charles Carson
Character: Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Ronald Adam
Character: Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Basil Appleby
Character: Crowley-Milling
Philip Stainton
Character: Police Constable

Eddie Byrne
Character: Flight Sergeant Mills
Beverley Brooks
Character: Sally
Michael Ripper
Character: Warrant Officer West

Derek Blomfield
Character: Civilian Pilot
Avice Landone
Character: Douglas Bader's Mother
Eric Pohlmann
Character: Adjutant of Prison Camp

Michael Gough
Character: Flying Instructor Pearson
Harry Locke
Character: Bates
Sam Kydd
Character: Warrant Officer Blake

Peter Byrne
Character: Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash
Basil Dignam
Character: Air Ministry Doctor
Anton Diffring
Character: German Stabsfeldwebel

Trevor Bannister
Character: Man Listening to Radio
Patrick Westwood
Character: RAF Corporal
Barry Letts
Character: Tommy


Production and Crew

Jack Asher
Director of Photography

Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay
Pearl Orton
Hairdresser
Bert Marshall
Special Effects

Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Harry Gillam
Camera Operator

Arthur Ridout
Sound Editor
Bernard Robinson
Art Direction
Hugh Attwooll
Production Manager

John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Bryan Langley
Special Effects
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist

Bill Warrington
Special Effects
Vernon Harris
Additional Writing

Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Arthur Alcott
Production Controller
Julie Harris
Costume Design

Anthony Nelson Keys
Associate Producer
H.M.A. Day
Technical Advisor