The Best of Men

1h 30min

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.

Production Companies

BBC

Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.

Cast

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
George MacKay

George MacKay

Private William Heath
Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Corporal Wynne Bowen
Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Sister Edwards
Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

General Blake
Tristan Sturrock

Tristan Sturrock

Sergeant 'Q' Hills
Tracy-Ann Oberman

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Else Guttmann

Release date

16th Aug 2012

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English