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Original title

The Best of Men

Status: Released

Runtime:

90 minutes

Release date

2012-08-16

IMDB ID tt2374835

WikiData ID Q7717125

TMDB ID 146404

Original language en

Production Countries

Description

The movie The Best of Men (Original title The Best of Men) has in the main roles on Eddie Marsan (Dr. Ludwig Guttmann), Rob Brydon (Corporal Wynne Bowen), Niamh Cusack (Sister Edwards), Richard McCabe (Dr. Cowan) The release date of the movie is 16.08.2012. This movie it is produced by BBC, Whitby Davison Productions Ltd. . Production countries: United Kingdom Movie Genre: Movies Drama, Movies 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.

All awards The Best of Men 2012 - The Best of Men

Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature

Year 2014

Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival

Won

Audience Award

Royal Television Society, UK - Best Music, Original Score

Year 2012

Royal Television Society, UK

Nominated

RTS Craft & Design Award

Royal Television Society, UK - Photography

Year 2013

Royal Television Society, UK

Nominated

RTS West Television Award