Tumbledown

Tumbledown (1988)

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

  • Genre: TV Movie, Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1988-05-29
  • User Rating: 5.9/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Richard Eyre
star 5.9/10
From 14 Ratings
7.2

Summary

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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  • Colin Firth

    as Robert Lawrence

  • Paul Rhys

    as Hugh MacKessac

  • David Calder

    as John Lawrence

  • Barbara Leigh-Hunt

    as Jean Lawrence

  • Rupert Baker

    as Nick Lawrence

  • Jack Fortune

    as Christopher Lawrence

  • Sophie Thompson

    as Louise Stubbs

  • Roddy Maude-Roxby

    as George Stubbs

  • Ann Bell

    as Helen Stubbs

  • Dan Hildebrand

    as Prothero

  • Mark Williams

    as Lumpy

  • Paul Higgins

    as Saltemarsh

  • Timothy Carlton

    as Lt. Colonel Bill Kirke

  • Pete Postlethwaite

    as Major (Rehabilitation Centre)

  • Angela Morant

    as Major Newman

  • Tam Dean Burn

    as Sergeant Brodick

  • Ian Michie

    as Fraser

  • Stewart Porter

    as O'Rourke

  • Mark Wing-Davey

    as Adjutant Stewart Inglis

  • Robin Daglish

    as Major Peter Walsh

  • Andrew McCulloch

    as Padre Major Alistair Tolly

  • Edward Rawle-Hicks

    as Lt. Peter Fyshe

  • Charles Millham

    as The Noble Lord

  • Ben Cole

    as Harry Hebers

  • Clive Russell

    as Terry Knapp

  • James Griffiths

    as Surgeon

  • David Conville

    as Brigade Officer

  • Edwin Richfield

    as Group Captain

  • Brian Hall

    as Squadron Leader Wentworth

  • Charles Lamb

    as Elderly Man

  • Richard Owens

    as RAF Officer

  • Arbel Jones

    as Welsh Lady

  • Sean Scanlan

    as Welsh Man

  • Tony Caunter

    as Air Commodore

  • Iain McColl

    as Colour Sergeant

  • Edward Lyon

    as Lt. Colonel RAMC

  • Victoria Hasted

    as Nurse Wendy

  • Murray Ewan

    as CSM Brown

  • Wendy Nottingham

    as Mrs Prothero

  • Andrew Livingston

    as Young Doctor

  • Maggie McCarthy

    as Nurse Mary

  • Sharon D. Clarke

    as 1st Night Nurse

  • Leila Bertrand

    as 2nd Night Nurse

  • Liza Tarbuck

    as Angie

  • Felicity Montagu

    as Trisha

  • Roy Spencer

    as Hospital Chaplain

  • Winston Crooke

    as Benny

  • Steven Law

    as Cabby

  • Alan White

    as Yeoman Warder

  • George Irving

    as Tug

  • Marian McLoughlin

    as Mandy

  • Serena Gordon

    as Phyllida

  • Francisco Morales

    as Argentinian Soldier

  • Martin Garfield

    as Argentinian Soldier
Editing Ken Pearce Editor
Camera Andrew Dunn Director of Photography
Directing Richard Eyre Director
Sound Richard Hartley Original Music Composer
Writing Charles Wood Writer

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