The Best of Men (2012)
1h 30m
Running Time
August 16, 2012Release Date
The Best of Men (2012)
1h 30m
Running Time
August 16, 2012Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Ludwig Guttmann, a renowned German neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in the early days of WWII, takes a position at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England in 1944 and begins to transform the lives of his patients, paralyzed soldiers that have been written-off and who are facing death from neglect. A breakthrough comes when Dr. Guttmann introduces sport into their rehabilitation, a breakthrough that leads to the founding of the Paralympic Games.
Where to Watch.
RentCurrently The Best of Men is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Eddie Marsan
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
George MacKay
Private William Heath
Bebe Sanders
Ruth
Rob Brydon
Corporal Wynne Bowen
Niamh Cusack
Sister Edwards
Leigh Quinn
Nurse Carr
Richard McCabe
Dr. Cowan
Nicholas Jones
General Blake
Ben Owen-Jones
Neil
Tristan Sturrock
Sergeant 'Q' Hills
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Else Guttmann
David Proud
Jeremy
Harriet Davison
Producer
Lucy Gannon
Writer
Tracie Wright
Line Producer
Mark Russell
Original Music Composer
Matt Gray
Director of Photography
Dave Thrasher
Editor
Toby Whale
Casting
Sarah Hauldren
Production Design
Emma Fryer
Costume Design
Nicky Austin
Makeup Artist
Carol Cooper
Makeup Designer
Siân Miller
Makeup & Hair
Russell Dewulf Booth
Third Assistant Director
Will Cummins
Second Assistant Director
Jon Older
First Assistant Director
Tom Lucy
Stunt Coordinator
Chris Gunningham
Visual Effects
Roisin Carty
Dialect Coach
Tony Osborne
Colorist
Brian Moseley
Foley Recordist
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 16, 2012
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
paralympics
medicine
rehabilitation
biography
Wiki.
The Best of Men is a 2012 period drama television film, which dramatizes the pioneering work of Dr Ludwig Guttmann with paraplegic patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, which led to the foundation of the Paralympic Games. It stars Eddie Marsan and Rob Brydon, and aired on BBC Two.
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