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Arlington, VA : distributed by PBS Distribution
©2014
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Writer, Lucy Gannon ; producer, Harriet Davison ; director, Tim Whitby
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, paralyzed soldiers who have been cast-off and are facing death from neglect. Using sports, his patients learn to build not only physical strength, but self-respect and a sense of fulfillment
Eddie Marsan, Rob Brydon, George MacKay
Originally broadcast by BBC2, Aug. 16, 2012
Rating: TV-PG
DVD, widescreen; NTSC, region 1
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing