(The Best of Men)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama,

History

Runtime:

90 minutes

Year:

2012

Directors:

Tim Whitby

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Production companies:

BBC,

Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.

Actors:

Dr. Ludwig Guttmann

Private William Heath

Corporal Wynne Bowen

Sister Edwards

Dr. Cowan

Crews:

Writer

Producer

Stunt Coordinator

Makeup Artist

Third Assistant Director