The story
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.
Cast & crew
Eddie MarsanDr. Ludwig Guttmann
George MacKayPrivate William Heath
Rob BrydonCorporal Wynne Bowen
Niamh CusackSister Edwards
Richard McCabeDr. Cowan
Nicholas JonesGeneral Blake
Tristan SturrockSergeant 'Q' Hills
Tracy-Ann ObermanElse Guttmann
Kim ChapmanWindmill Girl (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Writer
- Lucy Gannon
- Producer
- Harriet Davison
- Director of Photography
- Matt Gray
- Original Music Composer
- Mark Russell
- Editor
- Dave Thrasher
- Director
- Tim Whitby