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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1988-05-29
Runtime: 115 mins
Director: Richard Eyre
Writer: Charles Wood
Spoken language: English
Genres: TV Movie, Drama, War
Original title: Tumbledown
Production Companies: BBC
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Colin Firth
Paul Rhys
David Calder
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Rupert Baker
Jack Fortune
Sophie Thompson
Roddy Maude-Roxby
Ann Bell
Dan Hildebrand
Mark Williams
Paul Higgins
Timothy Carlton
Pete Postlethwaite