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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 Time

Reach 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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Biggest grossing British film of 1956 and the most successful film in England since Gone with the Wind.
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.
Kenneth More had his legs cased in Aluminium in order to accurately convey Bader's style of walking with his metal legs.
This film's opening prologue states: "Douglas Bader has become a legend in his own life time. His courage was not only an example to those in War but is now a source of inspiration to many in Peace. For dramatic purposes it has been necessary in this film to transpose in time certain events in Douglas Bader's life and also to re-shape some of the characters involved in this story. The Producers apologise to those who may have been affected by any changes or omissions."
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."
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