Tumbledown

Tumbledown

No glory, no parade, no triumphant heroes' return.

1988•1h 55m•5.6/10

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🎬TMDb

5.6/10(15)

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.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Robert Lawrence

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Hugh MacKessac

David Calder

David Calder

John Lawrence

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Jean Lawrence

Rupert Baker

Nick Lawrence

Jack Fortune

Jack Fortune

Christopher Lawrence

Sophie Thompson

Sophie Thompson

Louise Stubbs

Roddy Maude-Roxby

Roddy Maude-Roxby

George Stubbs

Ann Bell

Ann Bell

Helen Stubbs

Dan Hildebrand

Dan Hildebrand

Prothero

Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Lumpy

Paul Higgins

Paul Higgins

Saltemarsh

Timothy Carlton

Timothy Carlton

Lt. Colonel Bill Kirke

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Major (Rehabilitation Centre)

Angela Morant

Major Newman

Tam Dean Burn

Tam Dean Burn

Sergeant Brodick

Ian Michie

Fraser

Stewart Porter

O'Rourke

Mark Wing-Davey

Mark Wing-Davey

Adjutant Stewart Inglis

Robin Daglish

Major Peter Walsh

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