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.
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Cast & Crew.
George MacKay
Private William Heath
Bebe Sanders
Ruth
Leigh Quinn
Nurse Carr
Eddie Marsan
Dr Ludwig Guttmann
Ben Owen-Jones
Neil
Rob Brydon
Corporal Wynne Bowen
Tristan Sturrock
Sergeant 'Q' Hills
David Proud
Jeremy
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Else Guttmann
David Proud
Jeremy
Niamh Cusack
Sister Edwards
Richard McCabe
Dr Cowan
Nicholas Jones
General Blake
Tracie Wright
Line Producer
Tim Whitby
Director
Lucy Gannon
Writer
Harriet Davison
Producer
Mark Russell
Composer
Matt Gray
Cinematographer
Dave Thrasher
Editor
Emma Fryer
Costume Design
Nicky Austin
Makeup Artist
Toby Whale
CastingDirector
Sarah Hauldren
ProductionDesigner
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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