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MASTER SCORE 75.6 / 100
2012·Biography / Drama / History·1h 30m

THE BEST OF MEN

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.

Above the Line
Tim Whitby·DirectorLucy Gannon·WriterMatt Gray·Director of PhotographyMark Russell·Original Music ComposerDave Thrasher·Editor
Cast
Eddie Marsan·Dr. Ludwig GuttmannGeorge MacKay·Private William HeathRob Brydon·Corporal Wynne BowenNiamh Cusack·Sister EdwardsRichard McCabe·Dr. CowanNicholas Jones·General BlakeTristan Sturrock·Sergeant 'Q' HillsTracy-Ann Oberman·Else GuttmannKim Chapman·Windmill Girl (uncredited)
Full Crew
(27 credits)
Directing· 4
Tim Whitby·DirectorRussell Dewulf Booth·Third Assistant DirectorJon Older·First Assistant DirectorWill Cummins·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Lucy Gannon·Writer
Camera· 2
Matt Gray·Director of PhotographyLaurence Cendrowicz·Still Photographer
Editing· 2
Dave Thrasher·EditorTony Osborne·Colorist
Sound & Music· 5
Mark Russell·Original Music ComposerBrian Moseley·Foley RecordistRichard Hinton·Foley ArtistGeorge Fry·Sound Effects EditorRoy Noy·Sound Effects Editor
Art & Design· 5
Emma Fryer·Costume DesignSarah Hauldren·Production DesignSiân Miller·Makeup & HairNicky Austin·Makeup ArtistCarol Cooper·Makeup Designer
Production· 4
Harriet Davison·ProducerMatthew Read·Executive ProducerTracie Wright·Line ProducerToby Whale·Casting
Other Departments· 4
Roisin Carty·Dialect CoachTom Lucy·Stunt CoordinatorChris Gunningham·Visual EffectsPaul Jarvis·Gaffer
By the Numbers
75.6
OF 100
Master Score
7.9
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Hopeful, Determined, Inspiring
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s 1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features three men, two in wheelchairs in the background and one in the foreground. The man in the foreground is on the right, looking directly at th”

dramabiographical
Key Elements
WheelchairsGlasses
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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