Reach for the Sky
1956 | 135m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Lewis Gilbert |
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| Writer: | Lewis Gilbert, Paul Brickhill |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 05, 1956 |
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| Director: | Lewis Gilbert |
| Writer: | Lewis Gilbert, Paul Brickhill |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, pilot, biography, based on true story, black and white, accident, royal air force, raf |
| Production Companies | The Rank Organisation, Angel Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lewis Gilbert | Screenplay, Director |
| Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| Jack Asher | Director of Photography |
| John Shirley | Editor |
| Bernard Robinson | Art Direction |
| Pearl Orton | Hairdresser |
| Bob Lawrance | Makeup Artist |
| Hugh Attwooll | Production Manager |
| Arthur Ridout | Sound Editor |
| John W. Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Bryan Langley | Special Effects |
| Bert Marshall | Special Effects |
| Bill Warrington | Special Effects |
| Harry Gillam | Camera Operator |
| Shirley Barnes | Continuity |
| Paul Brickhill | Book |
| Vernon Harris | Additional Writing |
| Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Arthur Alcott | Production Controller |
| Basil Keys | Assistant Director |
| James Hill | Second Unit Director |
| H.M.A. Day | Technical Advisor |
| John Addison | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Daniel M. Angel | Producer |
| Anthony Nelson Keys | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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