Reach for the Sky

1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader directed by Lewis Gilbert
Movie film Q303495
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Reach for the Sky

Summary

Reach for the Sky is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Reach for the Sky's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Reach for the Sky's director is recorded as Lewis Gilbert[4].
  • Reach for the Sky's screenwriter is recorded as Lewis Gilbert[5].
  • Reach for the Sky's screenwriter is recorded as Vernon Harris[6].
  • Reach for the Sky's composer is recorded as John Addison[7].
  • Reach for the Sky's genre is recorded as biographical film[8].
  • Reach for the Sky's genre is recorded as war film[9].
  • Reach for the Sky's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Kenneth More[11].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Muriel Pavlow[12].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Lyndon Brook[13].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Lee Patterson[14].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Alexander Knox[15].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Sydney Tafler[16].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Nigel Green[17].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Eddie Byrne[18].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Eric Pohlmann[19].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Michael Gough[20].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Alison[21].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Jack Watling[22].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Anton Diffring[23].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Jack Lambert[24].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Peter Burton[25].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Philip Stainton[26].
  • Reach for the Sky's cast member is recorded as Ronald Adam[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Reach for the Sky's producer is recorded as Daniel M. Angel[28]. Its director is recorded as Lewis Gilbert[4]. Screenwriters include Lewis Gilbert[5] and Vernon Harris[6]. Cast members include Kenneth More[11], Muriel Pavlow[12], Lyndon Brook[13], Lee Patterson[14], Alexander Knox[15], and Sydney Tafler[16].

Publication

Reach for the Sky's publication date is recorded as +1956-07-10T00:00:00Z[29]. Original languages include English[30], French[31], and German[32]. Genres include biographical film[8], war film[9], and drama film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[33], World War II[34], and Battle of Britain[35].

Why It Matters

Reach for the Sky ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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