The Keeper (2018)
Trautmann
He won her love and our hearts and minds
The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.
- Date of release
- 2018-12-05
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (246)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Drama, War, History
- Director
- Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Casting
- David Kross — Bert Trautmann
- Freya Mavor — Margaret
- John Henshaw — Jack Friar
- Gary Lewis — Jock Thompson
- Harry Melling — Sergeant Smythe
- Michael Socha — Bill Twist
- Julian Sands — Tilson, Man City President
- Dave Johns — Roberts
- Dervla Kirwan — Clarice Friar
- Barbara Young — Grandma Sarah
- Chloe Harris — Betsy Walters
- Mikey Collins — Alf Myers
Interesting facts
The Keeper is a 2018 British-German biographical film directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller and starring German actor David Kross as the footballer Bert Trautmann. Although the subject of the film was an athlete, the film has been described as "not primarily a sports film" but instead a drama.
Production
Before Trautmann's death in 2013, Rosenmüller and Marciniak spent several days interviewing him about details for inclusion in the film.
Principal photography began in Belfast on 8 June 2017.
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