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Kenneth More Muriel Pavlow Lyndon Brook Lee Patterson Alexander Knox Dorothy Alison Michael Warre

Reach for the Sky 1956

135 minutes

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.

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