Reach for the Sky (1956) | Full Cast

Lewis Gilbert

DIRECTOR

Kenneth More

Douglas Bader

Muriel Pavlow

Thelma Bader

Lyndon Brook

Johnny Sanderson

Lee Patterson

Turner

Alexander Knox

Mr. Joyce

Dorothy Alison

Nurse Brace

Michael Warre

Harry Day

Sydney Tafler

Robert Desoutter

Howard Marion-Crawford

'Woody' Woodhall

Jack Watling

Peel

Nigel Green

Streatfield

Anne Leon

Sister Thornhill

Charles Carson

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding

Ronald Adam

Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory

Walter Hudd

Air Vice-Marshal Halahan

Basil Appleby

Crowley-Milling

Philip Stainton

Police Constable

Eddie Byrne

Flight Sergeant Mills

Beverley Brooks

Sally

Michael Ripper

Warrant Officer West

Derek Blomfield

Civilian Pilot

Avice Landone

Douglas Bader's Mother

Eric Pohlmann

Adjutant of Prison Camp

Michael Gough

Flying Instructor Pearson

Harry Locke

Bates

Sam Kydd

Warrant Officer Blake

Ernest Clark

Wing Commander Beiseigel

Frank Andrews

Office Worker(uncredited)

Frank Atkinson

Tullin(uncredited)

Balbina

Lucille(uncredited)

Michael Balfour

Orderly(uncredited)

Vincent Ball

Thelma's cousin(uncredited)

Trevor Bannister

Man Listening to Radio(uncredited)

Victor Beaumont

German Doctor(uncredited)

Jack 'Kid' Berg

German Soldier(uncredited)

Ernest Blyth

Squadron Party Guest(uncredited)

Eddie Boyce

Prisoner of War(uncredited)

Peter Brace

German soldier(uncredited)

Roland Brand

Canadian Pilot(uncredited)

John Breslin

Cadet Mason(uncredited)

Peter Burton

Peter(uncredited)

Peter Byrne

Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash(uncredited)

Dennis Carnell

New Recruit(uncredited)

Paul Carpenter

Hall(uncredited)

Tony Castleton

Man in Cafe(uncredited)

Mike Conner

Officer Worker(uncredited)

Jess Conrad

Cadet Pilot(uncredited)

Dan Cressey

Official(uncredited)

Dan Darnelli

Army Officer(uncredited)

Hugh David

Cadet Taylor(uncredited)

Stringer Davis

Cyril Borge(uncredited)

Guy De Monceau

Gilbert Petit(uncredited)

Grace Denbeigh-Russell

Bit Role(uncredited)

John Dennis

RAF Bugal Player(uncredited)

Anton Diffring

German Stabsfeldwebel(uncredited)

Basil Dignam

Air Ministry Doctor(uncredited)

Richard Duke

Man at Dance(uncredited)

Mabel Etherington

Tea Room Customer(uncredited)

Bernard Foreman

German Soldier(uncredited)

Patricia Fox

Nurse(uncredited)

Raymond Francis

Wing Commander Hargreaves(uncredited)

Alice Gachet

Madame Hiecque(uncredited)

Philip Gilbert

Canadian Pilto(uncredited)

Fred Griffiths

Lorry Driver(uncredited)

Aidan Harrington

Man in Cafe(uncredited)

Alexander Harris

Don Richardson(uncredited)

Frank Hawkins

Drill Sergeant(uncredited)

Derek Holmes

New Recruit(uncredited)

John Howard

British Pilot(uncredited)

Barry Johns

German Guard(uncredited)

Norman Johns

British pilot(uncredited)

Cyril Kent

British Soldier(uncredited)

Charles Lamb

Walker(uncredited)

Jack Lambert

Adrian Stoop(uncredited)

Barry Letts

Tommy(uncredited)

Philip Levene

Sgt Williams, Tangmere(uncredited)

Frank Littlewood

RAF Officer(uncredited)

Jeremy Longhurst

Jones(uncredited)

Richard Marner

German Officer in Staff Car(uncredited)

Mary Maxfield

Lady at Dance(uncredited)

Roger Maxwell

Customer at Pantiles(uncredited)

Jack May

Caddie(uncredited)

Julia Nelson

Bit Role(uncredited)

Fred Nicholas

Batman(uncredited)

Ronan O'Casey

Canadian Pilot(uncredited)

Joe Phelps

Mechanic(uncredited)

Rene Poirier

Monsieur Hiecque(uncredited)

Clive Revill

RAF Batman Helping Bader with His New Legs(uncredited)

George Rose

Squadron Leader Edwards(uncredited)

Frederick Schiller

German soldier(uncredited)

Delene Scott

Bit Role(uncredited)

Bunny Seaman

Guest(uncredited)

Jack Silk

Office Worker(uncredited)

Jeff Silk

Official(uncredited)

Miles Silverton

Tea Room Customer(uncredited)

Alecia St Leger

Tea Room Customer(uncredited)

Barry Steele

Wounded Sergeant(uncredited)

John Stone

Limping Officer(uncredited)

Fred Stroud

British Pilot(uncredited)

Derek Sydney

Mechanic(uncredited)

Pat Symons

Tea Room Customer(uncredited)

Jack Taylor

British Pilot(uncredited)

Peter Taylor

German soldier(uncredited)

Pamela Thomas

Hilda(uncredited)

Harry Van Engel

Man in cafe(uncredited)

Martin Voss

Patient(uncredited)

Robert Vossler

Tea Room Customer(uncredited)

Joe Wadham

Prisoner of War(uncredited)

Russell Waters

Pearson(uncredited)

Patrick Westwood

RAF Corporal(uncredited)

Ian Whittaker

Batman at Duxford(uncredited)

Gareth Wigan

Woodhall's Assistant(uncredited)

John Wilder

Prisoner of War(uncredited)

Howard Williams

Cadet, Ticket Match(uncredited)

Kathleen Williams

Tea Room Customer(uncredited)