The Best of Men

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The Best of Men (2012)

Directed by Tim Whitby

Drama, History · 1h 30m

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.

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Cast

Eddie Marsan Dr. Ludwig Guttmann George MacKay Private William Heath Rob Brydon Corporal Wynne Bowen Niamh Cusack Sister Edwards Richard McCabe Dr. Cowan Nicholas Jones General Blake Tristan Sturrock Sergeant 'Q' Hills Tracy-Ann Oberman Else Guttmann Kim Chapman Windmill Girl (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Tim Whitby
Writer
Lucy Gannon
Director of Photography
Matt Gray
Original Music Composer
Mark Russell
Editor
Dave Thrasher
Producer
Harriet Davison

Details

Release date
2012-08-16
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC, Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.