The Best of Men
The Best of Men

The Best of Men

August 16, 201290 min7.0EN
DramaHistory

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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George MacKay
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Rob Brydon
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Niamh Cusack
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Richard McCabe
Richard McCabeDr. Cowan
Nicholas Jones
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Tristan Sturrock
Tristan SturrockSergeant 'Q' Hills
Tracy-Ann Oberman
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