Reach for the Sky
1956-07-05The 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.

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.

Douglas Bader
Kenneth More

Thelma Bader
Muriel Pavlow

Johnny Sanderson
Lyndon Brook

Turner
Lee Patterson

Mr. Joyce
Alexander Knox

Nurse Brace
Dorothy Alison
Harry Day
Michael Warre

Robert Desoutter
Sydney Tafler

'Woody' Woodhall
Howard Marion-Crawford

Peel
Jack Watling

Air Vice-Marshal Halahan
Walter Hudd

Wing Commander Beiseigel
Ernest Clark

Streatfeild
Nigel Green
Sister Thornhill
Anne Leon

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Charles Carson

Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Ronald Adam
Crowley-Milling
Basil Appleby

Police Constable
Philip Stainton

Flight Sergeant Mills
Eddie Byrne

Sally
Beverley Brooks

Warrant Officer West
Michael Ripper

Civilian Pilot
Derek Blomfield

Douglas Bader's Mother
Avice Landone

Adjutant of Prison Camp
Eric Pohlmann

Flying Instructor Pearson
Michael Gough

Bates
Harry Locke

Warrant Officer Blake
Sam Kydd

Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash
Peter Byrne

Air Ministry Doctor
Basil Dignam

German Stabsfeldwebel
Anton Diffring

Man Listening to Radio
Trevor Bannister
RAF Corporal
Patrick Westwood

Tommy
Barry Letts