The Best of Men

The Best of Men

2012
1h 30m
6.9

6.9/10

29 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History
Overview

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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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

paralympics rehabilitation medicine biography

Quick Facts

Release Date August 16, 2012
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt2374835
Website Visit Site

Cast

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

Kim Chapman
Kim Chapman

Windmill Girl (uncredited)

Key Crew

Lucy Gannon
Writer
Harriet Davison
Producer
Matthew Read
Executive Producer
Tim Whitby
Director