Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
Acting
Andrew Garfield's face-only acting after the iron lung scenes.
Direction
Andy Serkis's surprisingly tender debut—no motion capture in sight!
Director
Andy Serkis
Andrew Garfield
Robin Cavendish
Claire Foy
Diana Cavendish
Hugh Bonneville
Teddy Hall
Tom Hollander
Bloggs Blacker / David Blacker
Miranda Raison
Mary Dawney
Dean-Charles Chapman
Jonathan
Diana Rigg
Lady Neville
Ed Speleers
Colin Campbell
Emily Bevan
Nurse Margaret
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Dr. Don McQueen
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Hospital Chaplain
Camilla Rutherford
Katherine Robertson
Penny Downie
Tid
Amit Shah
Dr. James Khan
David Wilmot
Paddy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Robin Cavendish's son Jonathan produced this film—he's the little boy in the movie, now in his 60s. The mobile respirator chair he helped design became the blueprint for modern wheelchairs.
This was Andy Serkis's directing debut, and he specifically chose it to prove he could do human drama without performance capture—though he still cast his Mocap King buddy Garfield.
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