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Tumbledown
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Tumbledown

May 29, 1988
1h 55m
★ 5.7

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.

Genres

TV Movie
Drama
War

Production Companies

BBC

Cast

Colin Firth

Robert Lawrence

Colin Firth

Paul Rhys

Hugh MacKessac

Paul Rhys

David Calder

John Lawrence

David Calder

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Jean Lawrence

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

No Image

Nick Lawrence

Rupert Baker

Jack Fortune

Christopher Lawrence

Jack Fortune

Sophie Thompson

Louise Stubbs

Sophie Thompson

Roddy Maude-Roxby

George Stubbs

Roddy Maude-Roxby

Ann Bell

Helen Stubbs

Ann Bell

Dan Hildebrand

Prothero

Dan Hildebrand

Mark Williams

Lumpy

Mark Williams

Paul Higgins

Saltemarsh

Paul Higgins

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