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Reach for the Sky

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Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WW2.
Director
Lewis Gilbert
Year
1956
Genre
biography, drama, war
Box Office
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Production
The Rank Organisation,Angel Productions
Awards
Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 4 nominations total
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Reach for the Sky
Never call it a plane It's an aeroplane - Reach for the Sky 00:05
Never call it a plane It's an aeroplane
Bring the other leg Get this foot firmly on the ground - Reach for the Sky 00:05
Bring the other leg Get this foot firmly on the ground
You look fine - Reach for the Sky 00:10
You look fine
She's keen about me Is she - Reach for the Sky 01:03
She's keen about me Is she
Be careful It is a long way and there is a curfew - Reach for the Sky 00:05
Be careful It is a long way and there is a curfew
What a helluva thing to happen to a man like Douglas - Reach for the Sky 00:06
What a helluva thing to happen to a man like Douglas
What's your name mate Death - Reach for the Sky 00:05
What's your name mate Death
I think you ought to face it you'll never walk again without a stick - Reach for the Sky 00:09
I think you ought to face it you'll never walk again...
Have it off old boy have it off - Reach for the Sky 00:08
Have it off old boy have it off
Mr Blake - Reach for the Sky 00:07
Mr Blake
Great now we carry a passenger in the driver's seat - Reach for the Sky 00:06
Great now we carry a passenger in the driver's seat
Put in for more Yes through the usual channels - Reach for the Sky 00:17
Put in for more Yes through the usual channels
The book says I must wait three months before I - Reach for the Sky 00:16
The book says I must wait three months before I
You just can't do this - Reach for the Sky 00:30
You just can't do this
Legs or no legs I've never seen such a fireball Come on Crow - Reach for the Sky 00:08
Legs or no legs I've never seen such a fireball Come on...
If I can't take my squadron with me I'm not sure I want to go - Reach for the Sky 00:10
If I can't take my squadron with me I'm not sure I...
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Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WW2.

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Director: Lewis Gilbert
Writer: Paul Brickhill, Lewis Gilbert, Vernon Harris
Production: The Rank Organisation,Angel Productions
Genre: biography, drama, war
Year: 1956
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.2
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 27 Jul 1956
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 4 nominations total
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