

Drama · History
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.
Top Cast


Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann
Eddie Marsan
Dr. Ludwig Guttmann


George MacKay
George MacKay
Private William Heath
George MacKay
Private William Heath


Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
Corporal Wynne Bowen
Rob Brydon
Corporal Wynne Bowen


Niamh Cusack
Niamh Cusack
Sister Edwards
Niamh Cusack
Sister Edwards


Richard McCabe
Richard McCabe
Dr. Cowan
Richard McCabe
Dr. Cowan


Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
General Blake
Nicholas Jones
General Blake


Tristan Sturrock
Tristan Sturrock
Sergeant 'Q' Hills
Tristan Sturrock
Sergeant 'Q' Hills


Tracy-Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Else Guttmann
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Else Guttmann


Kim Chapman
Kim Chapman
Windmill Girl (uncredited)
Kim Chapman
Windmill Girl (uncredited)
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