Reach for the Sky (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Lewis Gilbert |
| Producer(s) | Daniel M. Angel, Anthony Nelson Keys (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, War |
| Top Topics | Aviation, World War II |
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Reach for the Sky (1956) was a Drama - Drama Film directed by Lewis Gilbert and produced by Anthony Nelson Keys and Daniel M. Angel.
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Reach for the Sky (1956)
By Beatrice on Apr 19, 2016 From Flickers in TimeReach for the Sky Directed by Lewis Gilbert Written by Lewis Gilbert and Vernon Harris from a book by Paul Brickhill 1956/UK The Rank Organization/Angel Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant Bader: Fine! We’ll send Goering a telegram, and ask him not to come over for *three months”! T... Read full article
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[Bader refuses to perfom some low flying for a trio of civilian pilots]
Civilian Pilot: Typical, these Air Force boys only perform when there's a crowd!
Turner: Legs or no legs, I've never seen such a mobile fireball.
[242 Squadron have just found out Bader has tin legs]
Turner: Great, so now we carry a passenger in the driving seat!
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Civilian Pilot: Typical, these Air Force boys only perform when there's a crowd!
Turner: Legs or no legs, I've never seen such a mobile fireball.
[242 Squadron have just found out Bader has tin legs]
Turner: Great, so now we carry a passenger in the driving seat!
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Biggest grossing British film of 1956 and the most successful film in England since Gone with the Wind.
Originally scripted with Richard Burton in mind for the lead role. The book 'The Golden Gong - Fifty years of the Rank Organisation, its films and its stars' by Quentin Falk states that Kenneth More " . . . was second choice, after Richard Burton, to play the Second World War fighter pilot Douglas Bader."
The nursing cap and badge worn by Anne Leon was loaned by the real life Matron Thornhill from Brompton Hospital. As portrayed in the film, the then Sister Thornhill nursed Bader in the critical weeks following his accident. Miss Thornhill visited the set during the filming of the hospital scenes, casting a critical eye over the hospital procedures.
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Originally scripted with Richard Burton in mind for the lead role. The book 'The Golden Gong - Fifty years of the Rank Organisation, its films and its stars' by Quentin Falk states that Kenneth More " . . . was second choice, after Richard Burton, to play the Second World War fighter pilot Douglas Bader."
The nursing cap and badge worn by Anne Leon was loaned by the real life Matron Thornhill from Brompton Hospital. As portrayed in the film, the then Sister Thornhill nursed Bader in the critical weeks following his accident. Miss Thornhill visited the set during the filming of the hospital scenes, casting a critical eye over the hospital procedures.
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