Director: Lewis Gilbert

Writers: Lewis Gilbert; Vernon Harris

Based on a book: Reach for the Sky by Paul Brickhill

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Gough	Actor	23-Nov-1917		Alfred in Batman films
Nigel Green	Actor	15-Oct-1924	15-May-1972	The Ipcress File
Alexander Knox	Actor	16-Jan-1907	25-Apr-1995	Wilson
Howard Marion-Crawford	Actor	17-Jan-1914	24-Nov-1969	Dr. Watson on Sherlock Holmes
Kenneth More	Actor	20-Sep-1914	12-Jul-1982	The Admirable Crichton
Lee Patterson	Actor	31-Mar-1929	14-Feb-2007	One Life to Live

REVIEWS

Review by Nigel Williamson (posted on 1-Aug-2008)

A cracking biography of Douglas Bader, who, despite having lost both his legs in a flying accident in the Thirties, went on to become one of the Royal Air Force's fighter aces during The Battle of Britain, flying Spitfire's against the Luftwaffe as a squadron and then Wing Commander, and went on to form the 'big-wing' tactic that proved so successful against the german air forces. Bader was the pilot that led the victory fly-past over London of the RAF who had defended it so well. Ken More plays the part with typical english gung-ho and RAF plumminess, epitomising all the dash and verve the English were so in need of in the stark realities of post-war recovery in Britain. Watch this film to see how REAL heroes were made(or how the English thought they were, anyway!)

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