Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Lewis Gilbert Director
- Kenneth More as Douglas Bader
- Muriel Pavlow as Thelma Bader
- Lyndon Brook as Johnny Sanderson
- Lee Patterson as Turner
- Alexander Knox as Mr. Joyce
- Dorothy Alison as Nurse Brace
- Michael Warre as Harry Day
- Sydney Tafler as Robert Desoutter
- Charles Carson as Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
- Howard Marion-Crawford as 'Woody' Woodhall
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