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Based on the novel by Paul Brickhill, 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. As his colleagues prepare for his horror and devastation, they find instead a determination in him which refuses to be changed by the accident. He re-enters the RAF where he is determined to continue his career as a pilot. A Winner of the BAFTA Film Award for Best Picture!
Original Release
07/05/1956
US Release
07/10/1956
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Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
Directors
Writers
Lewis Gilbert, Paul Brickhill, Vernon Harris
Cast
Name | Character |
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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 / Streatfeild |
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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Daniel M. Angel | Producer |
Anthony Nelson Keys | Producer |