Reach for the Sky (1956)

United Kingdom, 136 min
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Basic facts

Original title Reach for the Sky
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1956-11-05

Cast

Kenneth More
Douglas Bader

Muriel Pavlow
Thelma Bader

Lyndon Brook
Johnny Sanderson

Lee Patterson
Turner

Alexander Knox
Mr. Joyce

Dorothy Alison
syster Brace

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Titles

Original title
  • Reach for the Sky
Swedish release title
  • Han gav sig aldrig
Distribution title
  • Himmelhunden (Danmark)
  • Lentäjäsankan (Finland)
  • Allen Gewalten zum Trotz (Västtyskland)
  • Vaingueur du ciel (Frankrike)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Associate Producer
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Orchestra
Orchestra Leader
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Sound Editor

Cast

Kenneth More Douglas Bader
Muriel Pavlow Thelma Bader
Lyndon Brook Johnny Sanderson
Lee Patterson Turner
Alexander Knox Mr. Joyce
Dorothy Alison syster Brace
Michael Warre Harry Day
Sydney Tafler Robert Desoutter
Howard Marion-Crawford (as Howard Marion Crawford) "Woody" Woodhall
Jack Watling Peel
Nigel Green Streetfield
Charles Carson Sir Hugh Dowding, flyggeneral
Ronald Adam generalmajor Leigh-Mallory
Walter Hudd generalmajor Halahan
Basil Appleby Crowley-Milling
Philip Stainton poliskonstapel
Eddie Byrne sergeant Mills
Avice Landone Douglas Baders mor
Eric Pohlmann adjutant i fånglägret
Michael Gough Pearson, flyginstruktör
Harry Locke Bates
Sam Kydd fanjunkare Blake
Trevor Bannister man som lyssnar på radio
Anton Diffring tysk Stabsfeldwebel
Russell Waters Pearson
Pamela Thomas Hilda
Frank Atkinson Tullin
Balbina Lucille
John Breslin Mason, flygkadett
Peter Burton Peter
Paul Carpenter Hall
Ernest Clark kommendörkapten Beiseigel
Hugh David Taylor, flygkadett
Stringer Davis Cyril Borge
Guy De Monceau Gilbert Petit
Fred Griffiths lastbilschaufför
Alexander Harris Don Richardson
Charles Lamb Walker
Jack Lambert Adrian Stoop
Barry Letts Tommy
Philip Levene sergeant Williams
Jeremy Longhurst Jones
Richard Marner tysk officer
Roger Maxwell Pantiles

Companies

Production Company A Daniel M. Angel Production
Pinnacle Productions Ltd.
Copyright Pinnacle Productions Ltd. 1956
Presented by The Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Rank Film Distributors of Sweden AB 1956
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Atlantic Film AB 2010

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 88962
Date 1956-10-18
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3720 meters
Notes Speltid: 136 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Westrex Sound Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3724 meter
Length in minutes 136 min


Original work

Original title Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader, D.S.O., D.F.C. (Book)
Author Paul Brickhill


Production location

Pinewood Studios Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom
RAF Kenley Kenley, Surrey United Kingdom
Bagshot, Surrey United Kingdom
Hyde Park London United Kingdom

Release dates

First showing 1956-07-05 London United Kingdom 136 min
Release in Sweden 1956-11-05 Fontänen Stockholm Sweden 136 min
1956-11-05 Palladium Stockholm Sweden 136 min
DVD release 2010-08-18 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Reach for the Sky
Composer Robert Addison
Orchestra The Sinfonia of London Orchestra


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 1
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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