Drama ·History · United Kingdom · 2012 · 1h 30m

The Best of Men

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Director
Tim Whitby
Cast
Eddie Marsan as Dr. Ludwig Guttmann George MacKay as Private William Heath Rob Brydon as Corporal Wynne Bowen Niamh Cusack as Sister Edwards Richard McCabe as Dr. Cowan Nicholas Jones as General Blake
Crew
Matt Gray — Director of Photography Dave Thrasher — Editor Mark Russell — Original Music Composer Lucy Gannon — Writer Harriet Davison — Producer Sarah Hauldren — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
paralympicsrehabilitationmedicinebiography
Key Collaborators
Tim Whitby Director Matt Gray Director of Photography Dave Thrasher Editor Mark Russell Original Music Composer Lucy Gannon Writer Harriet Davison Producer Sarah Hauldren Production Design Emma Fryer Costume Design
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