The Best of Men (2012)
Het verhaal begint in 1944, als het ziekenhuis van het Engelse dorp Stoke Mandeville wordt verblijd met de komst van dokter Ludwig Guttmann. De gedreven arts blijkt al gauw een ware bron van inspiratie voor iedereen. De patiënten van het ziekenhuis zijn verlamde militairen. De wereld heeft hen afgeschreven, niemand heeft meer oog voor hen. Maar dokter Guttmann zorgt voor een doorbraak in hun leven, door sport te introduceren als onderdeel van het revalidatieproces.
Regiseur: Tim Whitby
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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 |
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Kim Chapman as Windmill Girl (uncredited) |
| Production | Harriet Davison | Producer |
| Writing | Lucy Gannon | Writer |
| Production | Tracie Wright | Line Producer |
| Sound | Mark Russell | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Matt Gray | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dave Thrasher | Editor |
| Production | Toby Whale | Casting |
| Art | Sarah Hauldren | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Fryer | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicky Austin | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Cooper | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siân Miller | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Russell Dewulf Booth | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Will Cummins | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jon Older | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Tom Lucy | Stunt Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Chris Gunningham | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Roisin Carty | Dialect Coach |
| Editing | Tony Osborne | Colorist |
| Sound | Brian Moseley | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Roy Noy | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Richard Hinton | Foley Artist |
| Sound | George Fry | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Laurence Cendrowicz | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Paul Jarvis | Gaffer |
| Production | Matthew Read | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Tim Whitby | Director |