Tumbledown
7.1
“No glory, no parade, no triumphant heroes' return.”
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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Cast
54 people
Colin Firth
Robert Lawrence
Known for
Kingsman: The Secret Service
The King's Speech
Paul Rhys
Hugh MacKessac
Known for
Napoleon
Chaplin
David Calder
John Lawrence
Known for
Rush
Houdini
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Jean Lawrence
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
Frenzy
Rupert Baker
Nick Lawrence
Also in
Longitude
Lifeforce
Jack Fortune
Christopher Lawrence
Known for
To Play the King
Route Irish
Sophie Thompson
Louise Stubbs
Known for
Feel Good
EastEnders
Roddy Maude-Roxby
George Stubbs
Known for
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Shadowlands
Ann Bell
Helen Stubbs
Known for
To Sir, with Love
The Witches
Dan Hildebrand
Prothero
Known for
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature
Playing God
Mark Williams
Lumpy
Known for
101 Dalmatians
The Borrowers
Paul Higgins
Saltemarsh
Known for
Utopia
Apostle
Richard Eyre Director · Charles Wood Writer Richard Hartley Composer
First release May 29, 1988 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Film
Production
BBC
Production
BBC Film
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 29, 1988
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No release date listed for United States.
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