The Best of Men
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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- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
The Best of Men
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 16, 2012
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, History
User Score
69%
Original Title
The Best of Men
Production Companies
BBC, Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.
Director
Tim Whitby
Description
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.
Cast
Crew
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