The Best of Men

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Eddie Marsan

Dr. Ludwig Guttmann

Age : 55 | Popularity : 31%

George MacKay

Private William Heath

Age : 32 | Popularity : 12%

Rob Brydon

Corporal Wynne Bowen

Age : 58 | Popularity : 5%

Niamh Cusack

Sister Edwards

Age : 64 | Popularity : 4%

Richard McCabe

Dr. Cowan

Age : 64 | Popularity : 8%

Nicholas Jones

General Blake

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Tristan Sturrock

Sergeant 'Q' Hills

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Else Guttmann

Age : 57 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Mark Russell
	Foley Artist	Richard Hinton
	Sound Effects Editor	George Fry Roy Noy
	Foley Recordist	Brian Moseley
Art	Production Design	Sarah Hauldren
Writing	Writer	Lucy Gannon
Production	Casting	Toby Whale
	Producer	Harriet Davison
	Executive Producer	Matthew Read
	Line Producer	Tracie Wright
Crew	Stunt Coordinator	Tom Lucy
	Dialect Coach	Roisin Carty
Directing	Director	Tim Whitby
	Second Assistant Director	Will Cummins
	Third Assistant Director	Russell Dewulf Booth
	First Assistant Director	Jon Older
Camera	Director of Photography	Matt Gray
	Still Photographer	Laurence Cendrowicz
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup & Hair	Siân Miller
	Costume Design	Emma Fryer
	Makeup Artist	Nicky Austin
	Makeup Designer	Carol Cooper
Visual Effects	Visual Effects	Chris Gunningham
Editing	Editor	Dave Thrasher
	Colorist	Tony Osborne
Lighting	Gaffer	Paul Jarvis
Department	Role	Name

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