Reach for the Sky
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| Reach For The Sky | |
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 "Reach For The Sky" (DVD) |
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| Directed by | Lewis Gilbert |
| Produced by | Daniel M. Angel |
| Written by | Paul Brickhill Lewis Gilbert Vernon Harris |
| Starring | Kenneth More Muriel Pavlow Lyndon Brook Lee Patterson |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Cinematography | Jack Asher |
| Distributed by | Rank |
| Release date(s) | 1956 |
| Running time | 135 Minutes |
Reach For The Sky is the name of the biography of Douglas Bader, by Paul Brickhill, and also of a film of Bader's story released in 1956, starring Kenneth More and directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the British Academy Award for Best British Film of 1956.
[edit] Plot
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.
