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The Best of Men (2012)

7.0/10 1h 30m Aug 16, 2012
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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Best of Men
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
Popularity: 2.0
George MacKay
George MacKay
Private William Heath
Popularity: 2.8
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
Corporal Wynne Bowen
Popularity: 2.7
Niamh Cusack
Niamh Cusack
Sister Edwards
Popularity: 11.1
Richard McCabe
Richard McCabe
Dr. Cowan
Popularity: 1.9
Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
General Blake
Popularity: 1.1
Tristan Sturrock
Tristan Sturrock
Sergeant 'Q' Hills
Popularity: 1.2
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Else Guttmann
Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

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

Production

BBC
GB
Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.

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Keywords

paralympics rehabilitation medicine biography

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jul 12, 2024

Eddie Marsan is really very good here as the pioneering spinal surgeon Dr. Ludwig Guttmann who fled the Nazis and helped established the world renowned hospital at Stoke Mandeville. At the time, that was a converted stately home used for recuperating soldiers injured during the Second World War. The ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 16, 2012
Runtime 1h 30m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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