The Best of Men
2012 · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, History
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.
Directed by Tim Whitby · Written by Lucy Gannon
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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)
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