The Best of Men

The Best of Men (2012)

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.

Date of release
2012-08-16
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (30)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Tim Whitby

Casting

Interesting facts

The Best of Men is a 2012 period drama television film, which dramatizes the pioneering work of Dr Ludwig Guttmann with paraplegic patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, which led to the foundation of the Paralympic Games. It stars Eddie Marsan and Rob Brydon, and aired on BBC Two.

Production

Written by Lucy Gannon, the show was produced by Whitby Davison for the BBC. The majority of the filming took place at three halls of residence in the University of Bristol: Wills Hall, Goldney Hall and Manor Hall.

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