Name: Reach for the Sky
Genre: Biopic, Factual, Movie/Drama, War
Released: 1956
Rating: 9.33

About Reach for the Sky

Biopic of Second World War hero Douglas Bader. A plane crash in 1931 cost the aspiring pilot both his legs, but after learning to walk on artificial limbs, he went on to become one of the RAF's most decorated heroes. However, more misfortune was in store when he was shot down over occupied France and taken prisoner. Starring Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow and Alexander Knox

Kenneth More .. Douglas Bader

Muriel Pavlow .. Thelma Bader

Alexander Knox .. Mr Joyce

Sydney Tafler .. Robert Desoutter

Nigel Green .. Streatfield

Lyndon Brook .. Johnny Sanderson

Lee Patterson .. Stan Turner

Dorothy Alison .. Nurse Brace

Michael Warre .. Harry Day

Lewis Gilbert

1956

Biopic Factual Movie/Drama War

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