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The Best of Men

70 %|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.

Featured Crew

Harriet Davison
Producer
Lucy Gannon
Writer
Tracie Wright
Line Producer
Mark Russell
Original Music Composer
Matt Gray
Director of Photography
Dave Thrasher
Editor
Toby Whale
Casting
Sarah Hauldren
Production Design

Cast

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