Directed by:
Lewis GilbertScreenplay:
Lewis GilbertCinematography:
Jack AsherComposer:
John AddisonCast:
Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lee Patterson, Alexander Knox, Howard Marion-Crawford, Nigel Green, Michael Gough, Anton Diffring, Michael Ripper, Clive Revill (more)VOD (1)
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The remarkable true story of Douglas Bader (Kenneth More), a pilot in the RAF who overcomes every obstacle to prove his worth. He is a young and ambitious pilot who, after a plane crash, is badly injured. Although doctors expect him to die, he survives but loses both his legs. As his colleagues prepare for his horror and devastation, they find instead a determination in him which refuses to be changed by the accident. He re-enters the RAF where he is determined to continue his career as a pilot. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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