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The best of men Cover Image DVD DVD

The best of men

Summary: The story of one remarkable doctor as he transforms the standards of care for paraplegics. Arriving at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 1944, Doctor Guttman reinvigorates the lives of his staff and patients with one daring move: he introduces athletics into the rehabilitation plan of his patients. He used sport to challenge them physically and psychologically, and his ideas lead to the birth of the Paralympic Games.

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  • ISBN: 9781608830251
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Boston, Massachusetts] : PBS Distribution, ©2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie on BBC in 2013.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Matt Gray ; editor, David Thrasher ; music, Mark Russell.
Participant or Performer Note: Eddie Marsan, Rob Brydon, George MacKay.
Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
In English.
Subject: Guttmann, Ludwig -- 1899-1980 -- Drama
Paralympics -- History -- Drama
Soldiers -- Rehabilitation -- Drama
Physician and patient -- Drama
Physicians -- England -- Biography -- Drama
Medical drama
Genre: Biographical films.
Films for the hearing impaired.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
100 Mile House Branch BES (Text) 33923005329184 Digital Video Disc Volume hold Available -

Summary: The story of one remarkable doctor as he transforms the standards of care for paraplegics. Arriving at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 1944, Doctor Guttman reinvigorates the lives of his staff and patients with one daring move: he introduces athletics into the rehabilitation plan of his patients. He used sport to challenge them physically and psychologically, and his ideas lead to the birth of the Paralympic Games.
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