The Best of Men
First aired on Aug 16, 2012
Runtime: 90 mins
70%
Genres: 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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Eddie Marsan | Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
George MacKay | Private William Heath
Rob Brydon | Corporal Wynne Bowen
Niamh Cusack | Sister Edwards
Richard McCabe | Dr. Cowan
Nicholas Jones | General Blake
Featured Crew
Lucy Gannon | Writer
Harriet Davison | Producer
Tom Lucy | Stunt Coordinator
Nicky Austin | Makeup Artist
Russell Dewulf Booth | Third Assistant Director
Richard Hinton | Foley Artist
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