The Best of Men (2021)

  • 14
  • 09/12/2021 (BR)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 30m

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.

Lucy Gannon

Writer

Tim Whitby

Director

Cast

Eddie Marsan's headshot

Eddie Marsan

Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
George MacKay's headshot

George MacKay

Private William Heath
Rob Brydon's headshot

Rob Brydon

Corporal Wynne Bowen
Niamh Cusack's headshot

Niamh Cusack

Sister Edwards
Richard McCabe's headshot

Richard McCabe

Dr. Cowan
Nicholas Jones's headshot

Nicholas Jones

General Blake
Tristan Sturrock's headshot

Tristan Sturrock

Sergeant 'Q' Hills
Tracy-Ann Oberman's headshot

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Else Guttmann

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