# The Best of Men (2012)

English · Released 2012-08-16

The Best of Men is a 2012 English film. Eddie Marsan appears in it.

Cast: Eddie Marsan as Dr. Ludwig Guttmann

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was The Best of Men released?
The Best of Men was released on 16 August 2012.

### Who stars in The Best of Men?
Eddie Marsan star in The Best of Men.

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