Reach For The Sky (1956)
War/Drama/Adventure · 2h 16m · 11/15/2011
Description
Based on the novel by Paul Brickhill, this is the remarkable true story of Douglas Bader, a pilot in the RAF who overcomes every obstacle to prove his worth. He is a young and ambitious pilot who, after a plane crash, is badly injured. Although doctors expect him to die, he survives but loses both his legs. As his colleagues prepare for his horror and devastation, they find instead a determination in him which refuses to be changed by the accident. He re-enters the RAF where he is determined to continue his career as a pilot.
Release Country
United StatesBarcode
089859865626Release Date
11/15/2011Media Type
MovieAudio
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Studio
Rank Collection/ITV Studios Home Entertainment/VCI EntertainmentSubtitles
EnglishVideo Format
NTSCAspect Ratio
1.85:1Discs
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 (as Howard Marion Crawford)
Jack Watling
Peel
Nigel Green
StreatfieldAnne Leon
Sister Thornhill
Charles Carson
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Ronald Adam
Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Walter Hudd
Air Vice-Marshal HalahanBasil Appleby
Crowley-Milling
Philip Stainton
Police Constable
Eddie Byrne
Flight Sergeant MillsBeverley Brooks
Sally (as Beverly Brooks)
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
Ernest Clark
Wing Commander BeiseigelFrank Atkinson
Tullin (uncredited)
Balbina
Lucille (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
Orderly (uncredited)
Trevor Bannister
Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Victor Beaumont
German Doctor (uncredited)Roland Brand
Canadian Pilot / Coltishall II (uncredited)
John Breslin
Cadet Mason (uncredited)
Peter Burton
Peter / Coltishall Officer (uncredited)
Peter Byrne
Civilian Pilot Who Witnesses Bader's Crash (uncredited)
Paul Carpenter
Hall (uncredited)
Hugh David
Cadet Taylor (uncredited)
Stringer Davis
Cyril Borge (uncredited)Guy De Monceau
Gilbert Petit (uncredited)
Anton Diffring
German Stabsfeldwebel (uncredited)
Basil Dignam
Air Ministry Doctor (uncredited)Patricia Fox
Nurse (uncredited)
Raymond Francis
Wing Commander Hargreaves (uncredited)Alice Gachet
Madame Hiecque (uncredited)
Philip Gilbert
Canadian Pilto / Coltishall II (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Alexander Harris
Don Richardson (uncredited)Frank Hawkins
Drill Sgt (uncredited)Charles Lamb
Walker / Desoutters Aide (uncredited)
Jack Lambert
Adrian Stoop (uncredited)Philip Levene
Sgt Williams, Tangmere (uncredited)Jeremy Longhurst
Jones (uncredited)
Richard Marner
German Officer in Staff Car (uncredited)Roger Maxwell
Pantiles (uncredited)Julia Nelson
Bit Role (uncredited)
Ronan O'Casey
Canadian Pilot / Coltishall II (uncredited)Rene Poirier
Monsieur Hiecque (uncredited)
Clive Revill
RAF Batman Who Helps Bader with His New Legs (uncredited)
George Rose
Squadron Leader Edwards (uncredited)Grace Denbigh Russell
Bit Role (uncredited)Delene Scott
Bit Role (uncredited)Barry Steele
Wounded Sergeant / St. Omer Pilot (uncredited)
John Stone
Limping Officer (uncredited)
Derek Sydney
Mechanic / Uxbridge (uncredited)
Jack Taylor
British Pilot / Coltishall (uncredited)
Russell Waters
Pearson (uncredited)Patrick Westwood
RAF Corporal / Diver (uncredited)Ian Whittaker
Batman at Duxford (uncredited)Gareth Wigan
Woodhall's Assistant (uncredited)Howard Williams
Cadet, Ticket Match (uncredited)
Lewis Gilbert
Director
Paul Brickhill
WriterLewis Gilbert
Writer
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