The Best of Men

Name: The Best of Men
Director: Tim Whitby
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2012-08-16
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Eddie Marsan, George MacKay, Rob Brydon, Niamh Cusack, Richard McCabe

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2012 · 90 min · Drama · History · TMDB 6.9/10

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.

Directed by Tim Whitby

Cast

Eddie Marsan — Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
George MacKay — Private William Heath
Rob Brydon — Corporal Wynne Bowen
Niamh Cusack — Sister Edwards
Richard McCabe — Dr. Cowan