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.

• Lewis GilbertDirector
• Lewis GilbertScreenplay
• John AddisonOriginal Music Composer

• Kenneth MoreDouglas Bader
• Muriel PavlowThelma Bader
• Lyndon BrookJohnny Sanderson
• Lee PattersonTurner
• Alexander KnoxMr. Joyce
• Dorothy AlisonNurse Brace
• Michael WarreHarry Day
• Sydney TaflerRobert Desoutter
• Howard Marion-Crawford'Woody' Woodhall
• Jack WatlingPeel
• Walter HuddAir Vice-Marshal Halahan
• Ernest ClarkWing Commander Beiseigel