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The Keeper

Original title: Trautmann
  • 2018
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
7.2K
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John Henshaw, Gary Lewis, David Kross, and Freya Mavor in The Keeper (2018)
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The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.

  • Director
    • Marcus H. Rosenmüller
  • Writers
    • Marcus H. Rosenmüller
    • Nicholas J. Schofield
    • Robert Marciniak
  • Stars
    • David Kross
    • Freya Mavor
    • John Henshaw
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    7.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marcus H. Rosenmüller
    • Writers
      • Marcus H. Rosenmüller
      • Nicholas J. Schofield
      • Robert Marciniak
    • Stars
      • David Kross
      • Freya Mavor
      • John Henshaw
    • 66User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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    David Kross
    David Kross
    • Bert Trautmann
    Freya Mavor
    Freya Mavor
    • Margaret Friar
    John Henshaw
    John Henshaw
    • Jack Friar
    Harry Melling
    Harry Melling
    • Sergeant Smythe
    Michael Socha
    Michael Socha
    • Bill Twist
    Julian Sands
    Julian Sands
    • Man City President Tilson
    Dave Johns
    Dave Johns
    • Roberts
    Barbara Young
    Barbara Young
    • Grandma Sarah
    Chloe Harris
    Chloe Harris
    • Betsy Walters
    Mikey Collins
    Mikey Collins
    • Alf Myers
    Gary Lewis
    Gary Lewis
    • Jock Thompson
    Dervla Kirwan
    Dervla Kirwan
    • Clarice Friar
    Angus Barnett
    Angus Barnett
    • Clive Thornton
    Olivia-Rose Minnis
    • Barbara Friar
    Butz Ulrich Buse
    Butz Ulrich Buse
    • Rabbi Altmann
    David Schütter
    David Schütter
    • Richard Holthaus
    Shenja Lacher
    Shenja Lacher
    • German Soldier (Ukraine)
    Lukas Turtur
    • Becker
    • Director
      • Marcus H. Rosenmüller
    • Writers
      • Marcus H. Rosenmüller
      • Nicholas J. Schofield
      • Robert Marciniak
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      A caption states correctly that Trautmann was the first foreign player to be named "Footballer of the Year" by the Football Writers' Association. It might have been worth mentioning also that he was the first goalkeeper to receive that award.
    • Goofs
      Friar's trips to the camp to collect Bert are filmed in very hilly country, echoing the cliche of rural England. In actuality the landscape between St Helens and Makerfield, where Trautmann was interned, is fairly flat, and would have been quite industrial even at the time.
    • Quotes

      Bert Trautmann: I'd rather have danced with you than stood on the battlefield.

    • Connections
      Featured in Ringlstetter: Bier, Bildung & Brimborium (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Drink and Jive
      Composed by Gerd Baumann

      arranged by Wolfgang Roth

      performed by John Ferdinand and the B-stocks

    User reviews66

    Featured review
    10/10

    Brilliant!

    A truly heartwarming story of reconciliation and the human condition. I watched this film in the Cinema in St. Helens. A town that is close to my heart and that features in Bert Trautmann's story before his time playing for Manchester City.

    This movie is about so much more than football. I'm largely disinterested in the beautiful game but even I was bowled over by the brilliant humour and heartwarming story of redemption and reconciliation.

    Watch this movie, tell your friends about it and talk about it. It deserves to be seen both on its own merit and as one of the few films to represent working class northerners in a human light, displaying their unique sense of humour and kindness as well as dealing with the emotional fallout of war in a mature way.
    • mike_lowe_1
    • Mar 21, 2019
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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Воротар
    • Filming locations
      • Ulster Street, Lurgan, Northern Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Lieblingsfilm
      • Zephyr Films
      • British Film Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €11 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,916,514
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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