The Best of Men
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, History
Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01m1jqd
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 90 minutes
Cléo from 5 to 7
Touch of Evil
A Bad Son
Fight Club
Parasite
Joker
Léon: The Professional
Inception
Psycho
Marriage Story
Eddie Marsan
Played Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
George MacKay
Played Private William Heath
Rob Brydon
Played Corporal Wynne Bowen
Niamh Cusack
Played Sister Edwards
Richard McCabe
Played Dr. Cowan
Nicholas Jones
Played General Blake
Tristan Sturrock
Played Sergeant 'Q' Hills
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Played Else Guttmann
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