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The Keeper

The Keeper

7,4 /10 (243 Votes)
2018 DE 114 min

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.

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Release date

05/12/2018

Votes

243

Popularity

3.5

He won her love and our hearts and minds

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Trautmann

Language

DE

Runtime

114 min

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

Chloe Harris

Chloe Harris

Betsy Walters

Mikey Collins

Mikey Collins

Alf Myers

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Olivia-Rose Minnis

Barbara Friar

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Tobias Masterson

John Trautmann

Angus Barnett

Angus Barnett

Clive Thornton

Butz Ulrich Buse

Butz Ulrich Buse

Rabbi Altmann

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Jay Johnson

Ross

Ian T. Dickinson

Ian T. Dickinson

Colonel Bledsop

David Schütter

David Schütter

Richard Holthaus

Lukas Turtur

Lukas Turtur

Becker

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Tom Machell

Private Fletcher

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Davy Hughes

Band Leader

Shenja Lacher

Shenja Lacher

German Soldier

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Dennis Alizada

Ukrainian Boy

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Simon Kingsley

Commentator

Daniel Holzberg

Daniel Holzberg

Commentator

Jesse Inman

Jesse Inman

Commentator

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Richard Croxford

Journalist

Chris McCurry

Chris McCurry

Journalist

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Adam Turns

Journalist

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Mark Windsor

Man City Fan Club Representative

Shaun Lawton

Shaun Lawton

Man City Fan Club Representative

Alex Freeman

Alex Freeman

Man City Fan Club Representative

Alex Tondowski

Alex Tondowski

Doctor

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Tony Wright

Ice Cream Man

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Thomas Lettow

Kunartz

Steve Hudson

Steve Hudson

Translator POW Camp

Max Befort

Max Befort

Meinert

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Florian Kroop

Rudi Konrad

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Martin Walch

Bach

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Jonathan Gottschalk

Bert (aged 9)

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James Baxter

John (toddler)

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Ryan Wichert

Supporter 1

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Peter Riley

Supporter 2

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Peter Wagner

Physician Wembley

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Sonja Schleif

Nurse

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Trevor Brinsley

Groundkeeper

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Lukas Benjamin Engel

Secretary POW Camp

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Dorothee Henzler

Pretty Girl in Pub

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Ciaran McCrea

St Helens Referee

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Valentin Grezalja

Man City Captain

Michael Patrick

Michael Patrick

Journalist

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SWITCH.

SWITCH.

2019-07-05

⭐ 6

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 Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-keeper-the-true-story-of-the-nazi-goalkeeper-and-the-english-girl

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-08-26

⭐ 7

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 the war now over, a trial with Manchester City seems to offer Trautmann the chance of a new life. Of course there's a considerable degree of local resentment at this former enemy playing for their local team, but an intervention from his new wife Margaret (Freya Mavor), who just happens to be Jack'…

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