Tumbledown (1988)

5.7/10 115 min TV Movie Drama War

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.

Cast

Colin Firth

Robert Lawrence

Paul Rhys

Hugh MacKessac

David Calder

John Lawrence

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Jean Lawrence

Jack Fortune

Christopher Lawrence

Sophie Thompson

Louise Stubbs

Roddy Maude-Roxby

George Stubbs

Ann Bell

Helen Stubbs

Dan Hildebrand

Prothero

Mark Williams

Lumpy

Paul Higgins

Saltemarsh

Timothy Carlton

Lt. Colonel Bill Kirke

Pete Postlethwaite

Major (Rehabilitation Centre)

Tam Dean Burn

Sergeant Brodick

Mark Wing-Davey

Adjutant Stewart Inglis

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