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Tumbledown

(1988)

May 29, 1988‱ 1h 55m
56%
TMDB Score

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.

Richard Eyre

Director

Top Billed Cast

CF

Colin Firth

Robert Lawrence

PR

Paul Rhys

Hugh MacKessac

DC

David Calder

John Lawrence

BL

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Jean Lawrence

RB

Rupert Baker

Nick Lawrence

JF

Jack Fortune

Christopher Lawrence

ST

Sophie Thompson

Louise Stubbs

RM

Roddy Maude-Roxby

George Stubbs

AB

Ann Bell

Helen Stubbs

DH

Dan Hildebrand

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