Directed by:
Lewis GilbertScreenplay:
Lewis GilbertCinematography:
Jack AsherComposer:
John AddisonCast:
Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lee Patterson, Alexander Knox, Howard Marion-Crawford, Nigel Green, Michael Gough, Anton Diffring, Michael Ripper, Clive Revill (more)Plots(1)
The story of Douglas Bader (Kenneth More), the RAF pilot who despite losing both his legs in 1931 went on to fly for his country in the Second World War and become a hero of the Battle of Britain. He was finally shot down over France and remained a POW for the rest of the war but returned to England to lead a victory flight of 3,000 planes over London. (ITV Studios Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Kenneth More](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653264_0d3f3d.jpg)
Kenneth More
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
![Muriel Pavlow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/528/161528583_bbc511.jpg)
Muriel Pavlow
UK
Best movies:
Almost Strangers (2001) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
![Lee Patterson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712270_e4cc4e.jpg)
Lee Patterson
Canada
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
![Alexander Knox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/441/164441529_babe8a.jpg)
Alexander Knox
Canada
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Longest Day (1962)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
![Howard Marion-Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530645_3fce4f.jpg)
Howard Marion-Crawford
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
![Nigel Green](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/537/162537257_7da003.jpg)
Nigel Green
South Africa
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Out of Africa (1985)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
![Anton Diffring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/607/160607399_2fab3c.jpg)
Anton Diffring
German Empire
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
![Michael Ripper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225611_1339e9.jpg)
Michael Ripper
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The One That Got Away (1957)
![Clive Revill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473464_1d76f1.jpg)
Clive Revill
New Zealand
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Avanti! (1972)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
![Richard Marner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334331_ae6cf2.jpg)
Richard Marner
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Password is Courage (1962)
The African Queen (1951)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Philip Levene
UK
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
X... the Unknown (1956)
![Jack Watling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/165/160165130_3b7df7.gif)
Jack Watling
UK
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The Public Eye (1972)
![Michael Balfour](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/375/161375815_1f99ae.jpg)
Michael Balfour
UK
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
A Stitch in Time (1963)
Walter Hudd
UK
Best movies:
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
![Dorothy Alison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/352/160352329_449cdc.jpg)
Dorothy Alison
Australia
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
Mandy (1952)
The Nun's Story (1959)
![Eddie Byrne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/630/160630765_5e30b8.gif)
Eddie Byrne
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Barry Letts
UK
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
San Demetrio, London (1943)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
![Sydney Tafler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479230_6913b2.jpg)
Sydney Tafler
UK
Best movies:
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Avice Landone
India
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
The Leather Boys (1964)
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)