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.
Kenneth More
Douglas Bader
Muriel Pavlow
Thelma Bader
Lyndon Brook
Johnny Sanderson
Lee Patterson
Turner
Alexander Knox
Mr. Joyce
Dorothy Alison
Nurse Brace
Michael Warre
Harry Day
Sydney Tafler
Robert Desoutter
Howard Marion-Crawford
'Woody' Woodhall
Jack Watling
Peel
Walter Hudd
Air Vice-Marshal Halahan
Ernest Clark
Wing Commander Beiseigel
Nigel Green
Streatfeild
Anne Leon
Sister Thornhill
Charles Carson
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Ronald Adam
Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Basil Appleby
Crowley-Milling
Philip Stainton
Police Constable
Eddie Byrne
Flight Sergeant Mills
Beverley Brooks
Sally
Michael Ripper
Warrant Officer West
Derek Blomfield
Civilian Pilot
Avice Landone
Douglas Bader's Mother
Eric Pohlmann
Adjutant of Prison Camp
Michael Gough
Flying Instructor Pearson
Harry Locke
Bates
Sam Kydd
Warrant Officer Blake
Peter Byrne
Civilian Pilot Witnessing Bader's Crash
Basil Dignam
Air Ministry Doctor
Anton Diffring
German Stabsfeldwebel
Trevor Bannister
Man Listening to Radio
Patrick Westwood
RAF Corporal
Barry Letts
Tommy
Paul Carpenter
Hall (uncredited)
Jess Conrad
Cadet Pilot (uncredited)
Clive Revill
RAF Batman Helping Bader with His New Legs (uncredited)
Vincent Ball
Thelma's cousin (uncredited)
Lewis Gilbert
Director
Daniel M. Angel
Producer
May 15, 1989
Jan 1, 1966
Jul 19, 2002
Sep 2, 2003
Nov 3, 2021
Oct 5, 1976
Oct 2, 1975
Mar 23, 1934
Sep 14, 1942
Sep 15, 1969
Sep 14, 1954
Oct 20, 1983
Nov 15, 1930
Apr 1, 1957
Nov 22, 2017
Mar 13, 1975
The Rank Organisation
GB
Angel Productions
United Kingdom
English