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The Keeper

The Keeper

He won her love and our hearts and minds

20187.41h 54m

Overview

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.

Directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Written by Nicholas J. Schofield, Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Produced by Chris Curling, Robert Marciniak, Steve Milne
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Top Cast

David Kross

David Kross

Bert Trautmann

Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor

Margaret

John Henshaw

John Henshaw

Jack Friar

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Jock Thompson

Harry Melling

Harry Melling

Sergeant Smythe

Michael Socha

Michael Socha

Bill Twist

Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Tilson, Man City President

Dave Johns

Dave Johns

Roberts

Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan

Clarice Friar

Barbara Young

Barbara Young

Grandma Sarah

Themes & Keywords

sportsbiographybased on true storybroken neckfootball (soccer)1950sgoalkeeperfa cup

About The Keeper

The Keeper is a drama, war, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of sports, biography, based on true story, broken neck, football (soccer), 1950s. Directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, it stars David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw. 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.

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