Reach for the Sky

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.

Details

Cast

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