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Directed by
Lewis Gilbert 
 
Writing credits
Paul Brickhill (book "The Story of Douglas Bader)

Lewis Gilbert (screenplay)

Vernon Harris (additional scenes)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
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 (as Howard Marion Crawford)
Jack Watling ... Peel
Nigel Green ... Streatfield
Anne Leon ... Sister Thornhill
Charles Carson ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding
Ronald Adam ... Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
Walter Hudd ... Air Vice-Marshal Halahan
Basil Appleby ... Crowley-Milling
Philip Stainton ... Police Constable
Eddie Byrne ... Flight Sergeant Mills
Beverley Brooks ... Sally (as Beverly Brooks)
Michael Ripper ... Warrant Officer West

Derek Blomfield ... Civilian Pilot
Avice Landone ... Douglas Bader's Mother

Eric Pohlmann ... Adjutant at Prison Camp
Michael Gough ... Flying Instructor Pearson
Harry Locke ... Bates
Sam Kydd ... Warrant Officer Blake
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Atkinson ... Desoutters Assistant (uncredited)
Michael Balfour ... Orderly (uncredited)
Trevor Bannister ... Man listening to Radio (uncredited)
Victor Beaumont ... German Doctor (uncredited)
Roland Brand ... Canadian Pilot / Coltishall II (uncredited)

John Breslin ... Cadet Mason (uncredited)

Peter Burton ... Peter / Coltishall Officer (uncredited)
Peter Byrne ... Civilian pilot who witnesses Bader's crash (uncredited)
Ernest Clark ... Bader's 242 Squadron Base Commander (uncredited)
Hugh David ... Cadet Taylor (uncredited)
Stringer Davis ... Bader's Uncle. (uncredited)
Anton Diffring ... German officer who captures Bader at the cottage (uncredited)
Basil Dignam ... 2nd doctor who passes Bader (uncredited)
Patricia Fox ... Nurse (uncredited)
Raymond Francis ... 1st doctor who fails Bader (uncredited)
Philip Gilbert ... Canadian Pilto / Coltishall II (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths ... Lorry Driver. (uncredited)
Alexander Harris ... Richardson Don (uncredited)
Frank Hawkins ... Drill Sgt (uncredited)
Charles Lamb ... Walker / Desoutters Aide (uncredited)
Jack Lambert ... Golf Player. (uncredited)
Philip Levene ... Sgt Williams, Tangmere (uncredited)
Jeremy Longhurst ... Jones (uncredited)
Richard Marner ... German officer in staff car (uncredited)
Roger Maxwell ... Pantiles (uncredited)
Ronan O'Casey ... Canadian Pilot / Coltishall II (uncredited)
Clive Revill ... RAF batman who helps Bader with his new legs (uncredited)
George Rose ... Squadron Leader Edwards (uncredited)
John Stone ... Limping Officer (uncredited)
Derek Sydney ... Mechanic / Uxbridge (uncredited)
Jack Taylor ... British Pilot / Coltishall (uncredited)
Russell Waters ... Pearson (uncredited)
Patrick Westwood ... RAF Corporal / Diver (uncredited)
Ian Whittaker ... Airman who wakes up Bader (uncredited)
Howard Williams ... Cadet, Ticket Match (uncredited)
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Produced by
Daniel M. Angel .... producer
Anthony Nelson Keys .... associate producer (as Anthony Nelson-Keys)
 
Original Music by
John Addison 
 
Cinematography by
Jack Asher (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John Shirley 
 
Art Direction by
Bernard Robinson 
 
Makeup Department
Bob Lawrance .... makeup artist (as Robert Lawrence)
Pearl Orton .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Hugh Attwooll .... production manager (as H.R.R. Attwooll)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Hill .... second unit director
Basil Keys .... assistant director
Kip Gowans .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Geoffrey Helman .... second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Gino Marotta .... third assistant director (uncredited)
Pat Marsden .... assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Charles Bishop .... draughtsman (uncredited)
Vernon Dixon .... assistant art director (uncredited)
Roy Dorman .... draughtsman (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Gordon K. McCallum .... sound recordist
John W. Mitchell .... sound recordist
Arthur Ridout .... sound editor
Roy Charman .... assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Terence Cotter .... sound recordist: second unit (uncredited)
Danny Daniel .... boom operator (uncredited)
Graham Harris .... dubbing assistant (uncredited)
Archie Ludski .... sound editor: second unit (uncredited)
Basil Rootes .... sound camera operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Bryan Langley .... special effects
Bert Marshall .... special effects
Bill Warrington .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
James Bawden .... camera operator: model unit (uncredited)
Bernard Ford .... camera operator: model unit (uncredited)
Frank George .... models (uncredited)
Sydney Pearson .... models (uncredited)
John Stears .... model aircraft (uncredited)
Bill Warrington .... models (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Gillam .... camera operator
James Devis .... focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
David Harcourt .... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
John Morgan .... focus puller (uncredited)
Charles Trigg .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Harris .... dress designer
 
Music Department
Muir Mathieson .... orchestra director
 
Other crew
Arthur Alcott .... production controller: Pinewood Studios, London, England
Shirley Barnes .... continuity
Group Captain H.M.A. Day .... technical adviser (as Group Captain H.M.A.Day, D.S.O., O.B.E., A.M.)
Teresa Bolland .... production secretary (uncredited)
Doreen Merriman .... assistant continuity (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete

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