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The Keeper
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.
2018 · Directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller · 114 min · Drama · War · History · 10 frames
Tagline
He won her love and our hearts and minds
Crew
- Written by: Nicholas J. Schofield, Marcus H. Rosenmüller
- Cinematography: Daniel Gottschalk
- Edited by: Alexander Berner
- Music: Gerd Baumann
- Production design: Doerthe Komnick, Michael Binzer, Johannes Sternagel
- Produced by: Chris Curling, Robert Marciniak, Steve Milne
Cast
- David Kross as Bert Trautmann
- Freya Mavor as Margaret
- John Henshaw as Jack Friar
- Gary Lewis as Jock Thompson
- Harry Melling as Sergeant Smythe
- Michael Socha as Bill Twist
- Julian Sands as Tilson, Man City President
- Dave Johns as Roberts
- Dervla Kirwan as Clarice Friar
- Barbara Young as Grandma Sarah
Production
- Country: Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
- Language: English, German
- Studios: Lieblingsfilm, Zephyr Films, British Film Company, Northern Ireland Screen
- Themes: sports, biography, based on true story, broken neck, football (soccer), 1950s, goalkeeper, fa cup
On this film
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