Reach for the Sky
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
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
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
Peter Byrne
Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash
Basil Dignam
Air Ministry Doctor
Anton Diffring
German Stabsfeldwebel
Trevor Bannister
Man Listening to Radio
Patrick Westwood
RAF Corporal
Barry Letts
Tommy
Crew
Daniel M. Angel
Producer
Lewis Gilbert
Director
Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay
Jack Asher
Director of Photography
John Shirley
Editor
Bernard Robinson
Art Direction
Pearl Orton
Hairdresser
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist
Hugh Attwooll
Production Manager
Arthur Ridout
Sound Editor
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Bryan Langley
Special Effects
Bert Marshall
Special Effects
Bill Warrington
Special Effects
Harry Gillam
Camera Operator
Shirley Barnes
Continuity
Paul Brickhill
Book
Vernon Harris
Additional Writing
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Arthur Alcott
Production Controller
Basil Keys
Assistant Director
James Hill
Second Unit Director
Julie Harris
Costume Design
Anthony Nelson Keys
Associate Producer
H.M.A. Day
Technical Advisor
John Addison
Original Music Composer