Reach for the sky (1956)

2h 15min. // Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WW2.

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Writing Credits: Paul Brickhill (book), Lewis Gilbert (screenplay)

Starring: Kenneth More (as Douglas Bader), Muriel Pavlow (as Thelma Bader), Lyndon Brook (as Johnny Sanderson), Lee Patterson (as Turner) and Alexander Knox (as Mr. Joyce)

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Awards:

WON. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Film.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Actor. Kenneth More.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Actress. Dorothy Alison.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Screenplay. Lewis Gilbert.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best Film from any Source. 

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