The Keeper

The Keeper

114 mins | Drama, War, History | March 14, 2019

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.

The Keeper

114 mins | Drama, War, History | March 14, 2019

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Northern Ireland Screen, Lieblingsfilm, Zephyr Films, British Film Company
Original title Trautmann
Directors Anke Reichert, Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Benedict Hoermann
Writers Nicholas J. Schofield, Marcus H. Rosenmüller

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

Chloe Harris

as Betsy Walters

Mikey Collins

as Alf Myers

Olivia-Rose Minnis

as Barbara Friar

Tobias Masterson

as John Trautmann

Angus Barnett

as Clive Thornton

Butz Ulrich Buse

as Rabbi Altmann

Jay Johnson

as Ross

Ian T. Dickinson

as Colonel Bledsop

David Schütter

as Richard Holthaus

Lukas Turtur

as Becker

Tom Machell

as Private Fletcher

Davy Hughes

as Band Leader

Shenja Lacher

as German Soldier (Ukraine)

Dennis Alizada

as Ukrainian Boy

Simon Kingsley

as Commentator

Daniel Holzberg

as Commentator

Jesse Inman

as Commentator

Michael Patrick

as Journalist

Richard Croxford

as Journalist

Chris McCurry

as Journalist

Adam Turns

as Journalist

Mark Windsor

as Man City Fan Club Representative

Shaun Lawton

as Man City Fan Club Representative

Alex Freeman

as Man City Fan Club Representative

Alex Tondowski

as Doctor

Tony Wright

as Ice Cream Man

Thomas Lettow

as Kunartz

Steve Hudson

as Translator POW Camp

Max Befort

as Meinert

Florian Kroop

as Rudi Konrad

Martin Walch

as Bach

Jonathan Gottschalk

as Bert (aged 9)

James Baxter

as John (toddler)

Ryan Wichert

as Supporter 1

Peter Riley

as Supporter 2

Peter Wagner

as Physician Wembley

Sonja Schleif

as Nurse

Trevor Brinsley

as Groundkeeper

Lukas Benjamin Engel

as Secretary POW Camp

Dorothee Henzler

as Pretty Girl in Pub

Ciaran McCrea

as St Helens Referee

Achim, Sechzig' Bogdahn

as Wolverhampton Referee

Valentin Grezalja

as Man City Captain