“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.
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Chris Curling
Robert Marciniak
Steve Milne
Nicholas J. Schofield
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Daniel Gottschalk
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
... and 40 more
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I wouldn’t call ‘The Keeper’ a great film, but certainly a good one with one hell of a story to tell. War tales are a dime a dozen, but this is certainly a unique story and the first I’ve heard that incorporates the world’s game. I can’t imagine there’ll be another like it in the future. - Jess Fen...
CinemaSerf
Jack (John Henshaw) does a bit of black marketeering as the second world war comes to a close and it's a visit to a British POW camp that introduces him to the lithe Bert Trautmann (David Kross) whom he reckons is impressive in goal. He manages to get this man involved in some local matches and with...
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