Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky

Posted On: January 22, 2010

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident…

  • Director:Lewis Gilbert
  • Genre:Biography | Drama | War
  • Runtime:130 minutes

Cast

Kenneth More : Douglas Bader
Muriel Pavlow : Thelma Bader
Lyndon Brook : Johnny Sanderson
Lee Patterson : Stan Turner
Alexander Knox : Mr. Joyce

The film tells the story of Douglas Bader, a pilot who lost both legs in a flying accident in 1931. He persuaded the RAF to let him re-join the service at the start of World War II and fought in the Battle of Britain. He was taken prisoner in 1941 after being forced to bail out over France, and was later imprisoned in Colditz Castle. Despite his disability he made so many attempts at escape the Germans threatened to take his prosthetic legs away. The film continues to his release in 1945 when Bader is again able to lead his men in a flypast commemorating the war’s end. Read more

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