Reach For The Sky
[ON RESERVE 2/10] Original vintage movie poster for the BAFTA award winning British biographical film about the aviator Douglas Bader - Reach For The Sky - based on the 1954 book by Paul Brickhill and starring Kenneth More in the lead role, directed by Lewis Gilbert. Dynamic image depicting Douglas Bader wearing an aviation hat with goggles, looking up to the sky with the title text diagonally below in stylised red and black letters and an image of the book next to the credit text. The renowned flying ace and campaigner for disabled people, Douglas Bader (Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader; 1910-1982), was a Royal Air Force RAF pilot from 1928-1933 and during World War Two from 1939-1946 despite the loss of both of his legs after a crash while performing low-flying aerobatics in 1931; he took part in the Battle of Britain and escaped numerous times while held as a prisoner of war; in 1956 he was awarded a CBE and in 1976 he was knighted by the Queen for services to disabled people. This smaller version of the film poster known as a liftbill. Excellent condition, fold marks.
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