---
title: 'Reach for the Sky (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Gilbert'
released: '1956-07-10'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/reach-for-the-sky-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049665/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Reach for the Sky (1956)

1956 · 104 min · Drama, War, History · United Kingdom, France, Spain


## Synopsis

Reach for the Sky is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film of 1956. The film's composer John Addison was Bader's brother-in-law.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-gilbert)
- **Screenplay:** [Lewis Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-gilbert), [Vernon Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-harris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Addison](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-addison)
- **Producer:** [Daniel M. Angel](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-m-angel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-asher)
- **Editor:** [John Shirley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-shirley-2)

## Cast

- [Basil Dignam](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dignam)
- [Anton Diffring](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-diffring)
- [Nigel Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-green)
- [Fred Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-griffiths)
- [Harry Locke](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-locke)
- [Frank Atkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-atkinson)
- [Howard Marion-Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-marion-crawford)
- [Paul Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-carpenter)
- [Trevor Bannister](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-bannister)
- [Lee Patterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-patterson)
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough)
- [Philip Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-gilbert)
- [Dorothy Alison](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-alison)
- [Eddie Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-byrne)
- [Clive Revill](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-revill)

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