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 story of Douglas Bader (Kenneth More), the RAF pilot who despite losing both his legs in 1931 went on to fly for his country in the Second World War and become a hero of the Battle of Britain. He was finally shot down over France and remained a POW for the rest of the war but returned to England to lead a victory flight of 3,000 planes over London. (ITV Studios Home Entertainment)
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