The Best of Men

2012

Action / Biography / Drama / History / War

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IMDb Rating 7.9/10 10 1909 1.9K

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Plot summary

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 Photo
Tim Whitby

Top cast

Eddie Marsan Photo
Eddie Marsan as Dr Ludwig Guttmann
Richard McCabe Photo
Richard McCabe as Dr Cowan
George MacKay Photo
George MacKay as Private William Heath
Tristan Sturrock Photo
Tristan Sturrock as Sergeant 'Q' Hills
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

Eddie Marsan is really very good here as

Eddie Marsan is really very good here as the pioneering spinal surgeon Dr. Ludwig Guttmann who fled the Nazis and helped established the world renowned hospital at Stoke Mandeville. At the time, that was a converted stately home used for recuperating soldiers injured during the Second World War. The treatment consisted largely of leaving these young men in bed, sedated, with little hope and even less opportunity to improve. His approach was very much more proactive. No more doping, moping or lying about in bed all day. Physical activity was positively encouraged and over a period of time these men started to realise that though completely different in nature, their lives could still have meaning if they believed and applied themselves. The two principal patients in this story are "Heath" (George MacKay) and "Bowen" (Rob Brydon). It's the latter man who brings a lively honesty to the narrative with his typically black Welsh humour that encourages the others at times, but also provides himself with quite a formidable shield when attentions focus on his own "release" and return to his loving wife to whom he fears he will be a useless burden. In the face of obvious reality, "Heath" is determined that he will walk again - and his frustrations are well delivered here by a MacKay who seemed perfectly cast for the part of a young man (there's even some acne here) whose life choices were complicated by his own lack of experiences - across the board. It's Marsan who steals the show, though, with a strong performance as both physician and inspirer of these men whilst fighting a series of rearguard actions against some of his less discerning colleagues who have essentially written off his charges as lost causes. The value of sport and teamwork, activity and engagement are all well extolled here in a sympathetically directed film from Tim Whitby that brings home the horrors of war and the vision of a man who wasn't inclined to take no for an answer.
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Reviewed by redproton88 8 / 10

Truly Terrific Movie

I had this saved in my queue on Netflix for quite some time and finally watched it this evening. I'm very glad I finally got around to checking it out. I was surprised to come to this site and see only two reviews.

Based on a true story, it describes the pioneering work of Dr Ludwig Guttmann with paraplegic patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. It is a made for TV movie but in my opinion it had more of a major motion picture feel.

I'm really not much on writing reviews, but felt compelled to do so for this title. Well written, well shot and an unbelievably inspiring story. I can't recommend it more highly.

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