Film
The Best of Men
2012· 14· 1h 30m· 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.
2012-08-16
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DirectorTim Whitby
WriterLucy Gannon
ProducerHarriet Davison
Director of PhotographyMatt Gray
Original Music ComposerMark Russell
EditorDave Thrasher
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Details
Released2012-08-16
Runtime1h 30m · 14
StatusReleased
StudiosBBC · Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.9/10 · 29 votes
Original languageen
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