Tumbledown
"No glory, no parade, no triumphant heroes' return."
Overview
The film centers on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC, an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine sniper and left paralyzed on his left side. He then must learn to adjust to his new disability.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Key Crew
Richard Eyre
Director
Cast
Colin Firth
Robert Lawrence
Paul Rhys
Hugh MacKessac
David Calder
John Lawrence
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Jean Lawrence
Rupert Baker
Nick Lawrence
Jack Fortune
Christopher Lawrence
Sophie Thompson
Louise Stubbs
Roddy Maude-Roxby
George Stubbs
Ann Bell
Helen Stubbs
Dan Hildebrand
Prothero
Mark Williams
Lumpy
Paul Higgins
Saltemarsh
Timothy Carlton
Lt. Colonel Bill Kirke
Pete Postlethwaite
Major (Rehabilitation Centre)
Angela Morant
Major Newman
Tam Dean Burn
Sergeant Brodick
Ian Michie
Fraser
Stewart Porter
O'Rourke
Mark Wing-Davey
Adjutant Stewart Inglis
Robin Daglish
Major Peter Walsh
