Reach for the Sky
Lewis Gilbert1956-07-05
6.8
135 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Kenneth More | Douglas Bader | Unowned |
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Muriel Pavlow | Thelma Bader | Unowned |
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Lyndon Brook | Johnny Sanderson | Unowned |
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Lee Patterson | Turner | Unowned |
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Alexander Knox | Mr. Joyce | Unowned |
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Dorothy Alison | Nurse Brace | Unowned |
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Michael Warre | Harry Day | Unowned |
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Sydney Tafler | Robert Desoutter | Unowned |
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Howard Marion-Crawford | 'Woody' Woodhall | Unowned |
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Jack Watling | Peel | Unowned |
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Walter Hudd | Air Vice-Marshal Halahan | Unowned |
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Ernest Clark | Wing Commander Beiseigel | Unowned |
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Nigel Green | Streatfeild | Unowned |
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Anne Leon | Sister Thornhill | Unowned |
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Charles Carson | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding | Unowned |
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Ronald Adam | Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory | Unowned |
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Basil Appleby | Crowley-Milling | Unowned |
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Philip Stainton | Police Constable | Unowned |
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Eddie Byrne | Flight Sergeant Mills | Unowned |
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Beverley Brooks | Sally | Unowned |
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Michael Ripper | Warrant Officer West | Unowned |
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Derek Blomfield | Civilian Pilot | Unowned |
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Avice Landone | Douglas Bader's Mother | Unowned |
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Eric Pohlmann | Adjutant of Prison Camp | Unowned |
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Michael Gough | Flying Instructor Pearson | Unowned |
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Harry Locke | Bates | Unowned |
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Sam Kydd | Warrant Officer Blake | Unowned |
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Peter Byrne | Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash | Unowned |
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Basil Dignam | Air Ministry Doctor | Unowned |
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Anton Diffring | German Stabsfeldwebel | Unowned |
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Trevor Bannister | Man Listening to Radio | Unowned |
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Patrick Westwood | RAF Corporal | Unowned |
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Barry Letts | Tommy | Unowned |