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The Best of Men

★ 6.9 (27 votes) | 2012 | 1h 30m
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Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date August 16, 2012
  • Budget N/A
  • Revenue N/A
  • Production BBC, Whitby Davison Productions Ltd.

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