The Best of Men (2012)

The Best of Men (2012)

2012-08-16 United Kingdom 90 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

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