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Synopsis: This is the remarkable true story of Douglas Bader, a pilot in the RAF who overcomes every obstacle to prove his worth. He is a young and ambitious pilot who, after a plane crash, is badly injured. Although doctors expect him to die, he survives but loses both his legs.
Starring: Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow
Supporting actors: Lyndon Brook, Lee Patterson, Alexander Knox, Dorothy Alison, Michael Warre, Sydney Tafler, Howard Marion-Crawford, Jack Watling, Nigel Green, Anne Leon, Charles Carson, Ronald Adam, Walter Hudd, Basil Appleby, Philip Stainton, Eddie Byrne, Beverley Brooks, Michael Ripper, Derek Blomfield, Avice Landone
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Runtime: 2 hours 11 minutes
Studio: ITV Global Entertainment Ltd
ASIN: B001T2C9Z2
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,225 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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  • Production Company: Angel Productions
  • Filming Locations: Bagshot, Surrey, England, UK | Hyde Park, London, England, UK | Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK | RAF Kenley, Kenley, Surrey, England, UK
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4.0 out of 5 stars Reach For The Sky, March 24, 2004
This review is from: Reach for the Sky [Region 2] (DVD)
For ravaged post war Britain the 1950's was a time to focus on heroes. The most relevant place to look was leadership from World War 2. Names like Montgomery and Churchill came easily to mind. The name of RAF World War flying ace Douglas Bader however was one which conjured up images of fighter pilots fearlessly flying into outnumbered sorties against the German Luftwaffe juggernaught. The release of Reach For The Sky (1956) starring the popular English actor Kenneth More, fulfilled part of the British hero search. From Bader's early years to his loss of both legs in a reckless flying stunt. To his being brought back in the war to lead, among others, a squadron of Canadian airmen, this film provides an excellent example of 1950's British filmmaking.

It romanticizes the flying ace for what they were seen as at that time; Britain's saviour from the Axis Invaders.

If you enjoy this World War 2 film you will want to see others of its genre such as The Battle of Britain and The Dam Busters.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential British 50's war movie, December 10, 2007
This review is from: Reach for the Sky [Region 2] (DVD)
The most astonishing thing about Reach For The Sky is that it is a true story .Based on a book of the same name by Douglas Bader it relates Bader's life story with particular reference to his exploits in World War two.An aviator,Bader lost both legs in an accident prior to the outbreak of war ;he mastered the use of his artificial legs and on the outbreak of war re-enlisted in the RAF.He was forced to bail out during the Battle of Britain and was captured by Germans .Safter 3 failed attempts to escape the Gerrmans took away his artificial legs and placed him in a supposedly escape proof camp -except it was nothing of the sort.

The movie is tribute to the unbreakable spirit of an indomitable man .The mark of the British war movie as compared to the Hollywood product covering the same territory is that the British documentary heritage which infused so many war movies of the period-including this one -made UK movie less gung ho and the courage on display is often of the modest and unassuming variety .The scenes of his learning to live without his natural legs and his painful re-adjustment ,both mental and physical, to his new circumstances are not glossed over but neither are they dwelt upon ,We see him learning to play golf and to dance using the new legs and when we are shown his pain the camera often pulls away so we can imagine the turmoil he is enduring rather than being taken through it blow by blow .

Kenneth More is excellent as Bader (who by the way acted as technical adviser on the picture)and there is a plethora of solid supporting turns by a galaxy of British actors from the period -Michael Gough ,Nigel Green ,Jack Watling .and Dorothy Allison (especially good as a sympathetic nurse)Future Bond director Lewis Gilbert did a good job of keeping this long (135 minutes )movie seem much shorter.This crisp monochrome photography is impeccable and this is a high quality tribute to a true hero ,one who brought alive Shakespeare's words "What a piece of work is man "
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5.0 out of 5 stars BioPic of WWII Fighter Pilot Douglas Bader, December 27, 2009
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My Dad had wanted to see "Reach for the Sky" for years, but it's not on the incessant repeat cycle on TV, and it's not available in US-format DVD. Thanks to Amazon's Video-on-Demand option, we were finally able to see this excellent film. It avoids the home-front romance of many films of its type, focusing on Douglas Bader's ultimately successful struggle to overcome an apparent disability to prove to himselve and others that disabled does not mean unable to excel. Reach for the Sky is also superb in that Bader's injury is part of his character, but not the only reason for the movie. I'd put this alongside 12 O'Clock High, The Dam Busters and other excellent WWII movies.Reach For The Sky
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If you are a reader of WWII flying, you will enjoy this portrayal of a famous British Ace and his personal battle to both return to his love, flying, and his fight in WWII. Read more
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