The Best of Men
en
PG-13
7
August 2012
Drama
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.
Runtime:
1 hour 30 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Tim Whitby
