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The Best of Men

The Best of Men

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Aug 16, 20121h 30minGB
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Synopsis

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.

TitleThe Best of Men
RealesedAug 16, 2012
WriterLucy Gannon
DirectorTim Whitby
CountryUnited Kingdom
CompaniesBBC
Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
George MacKay

George MacKay

Private William Heath
Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Corporal Wynne Bowen
Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Sister Edwards
Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe

Dr. Cowan
Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

General Blake
Tristan Sturrock

Tristan Sturrock

Sergeant 'Q' Hills
Tracy-Ann Oberman

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Else Guttmann
The Best of Men
The Best of Men