Towards the end of the Second World War, Dr Ludwig Guttmann, a brisk refugee from Nazi Germany, arrives at Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire and is appalled to find the partially paralysed spinal patients heavily sedated and left to rot with bed sores. He immediately begins a new regime, disposing of old equipment and sedatives, bringing him into conflict with stern Sister Edwards and pompous consultant Cowan, as well as the patients. However the sister backs him w... (Full plot summary below)
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Towards the end of the Second World War, Dr Ludwig Guttmann, a brisk refugee from Nazi Germany, arrives at Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire and is appalled to find the partially paralysed spinal patients heavily sedated and left to rot with bed sores. He immediately begins a new regime, disposing of old equipment and sedatives, bringing him into conflict with stern Sister Edwards and pompous consultant Cowan, as well as the patients. However the sister backs him when she realises he is treating her charges as people, not patients, talking to them and involving them in musical entertainments and sporting activity. Soon Whitehall are sending him all their spinal patients and, with visits to the pub and wheelchair sports taught by an army sergeant, he becomes the men's hero. With the war over Ludwig organizes national wheelchair sports competitions which will in turn lead to the establishment of the Paralympic games. An end title informs that in 1966, now a British citizen, Dr Guttmann was knighted for his part in bringing hope to the hopeless.
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| User ReviewJ MFabulous movie the shows the challenges but also the rewards of not giving up even when many expect little. Loved it! |
| User ReviewCarol MThis is a wonderful, inspiring movie. Well done seemed a short film. It was so good time flew by. |
| User ReviewKelley GA great film, my boyfriend and I truly enjoyed the quality of the acting, the historical aspect and a great story. I would like to watch it again. |
| User ReviewDwayne ROutstanding biographical drama of the story of the first para-Olympians, from bed sores to athletes, from depression to life-living and life-loving men. |
| User ReviewBecky TReally good movie. Heartwarming plot that just makes you want to go out and help others out. It is a bit of a slower movie, but really well done. |
| User ReviewJulia LFirst off, British made-for-TV movies are a million times better quality than American ones. I thought I was watching a feature film from a box office. Second, this movie was great in general. It was an excellent, well-crafted, inspirational story. |
