Reach for the Sky

For other uses, see Reach for the Sky (disambiguation).

Reach for the Sky
original theatrical poster
Directed byLewis Gilbert
Written byPaul Brickhill (book)
Lewis Gilbert (screenplay)
Vernon Harris
(add'l scenes)
Produced byDaniel M. Angel
StarringKenneth More
CinematographyJack Asher
Edited byJohn Shirley
Music byJohn Addison
Distributed byThe Rank Organisation
Release dates
  • 5 July 1956 (1956-07-05) (world premiere, London)

  • 30 April 1957 (1957-04-30)
(US)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£365,499[1][2]
Box office£1,500,000[3]

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.

  1. ^ McFarlane 1997, p. 22.
  2. ^ Chapman, James (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945–1985. Edinburgh University Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-1399500777.
  3. ^ Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press. p. 176. ISBN 9780198159346.