Eddie Marsan
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
2012•1h 30m•Released•EN
The Best of Men
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.
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Release Date
August 16, 2012
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.9 / 10
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30
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