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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.
Director: Tim Whitby
Release Date: 2012-08-16
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Eddie Marsan as Dr. Ludwig Guttmann |
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George MacKay as Private William Heath |
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Rob Brydon as Corporal Wynne Bowen |
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Niamh Cusack as Sister Edwards |
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Richard McCabe as Dr. Cowan |
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Nicholas Jones as General Blake |
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Tristan Sturrock as Sergeant 'Q' Hills |
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Tracy-Ann Oberman as Else Guttmann |
Directing | Tim Whitby | Director |
Production | Harriet Davison | Producer |
Writing | Lucy Gannon | Writer |