Director: Marcus H. Rosenmuller
Writer: Marcus H. Rosenmuller, Nicholas J. Schofield
Starring: David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw
Released: July 25, 2019
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 121 minutes
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Story: The Keeper tells the extraordinary love story between a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility, and personal tragedy. While visiting a PoW camp near Manchester at the end of WWII, Margaret Friar, the daughter of the manager of the local football team, notices young German soldier Bert Trautmann. Her father is so taken by Bert's prowess as a goal-keeper that he gets him out of the camp to play for his local team. Margaret and Bert's love blossoms despite local hostility and resentment of the German PoWs. In the meantime, Bert's heroics in goal are noticed by Manchester's City Football Club. Rather than going back to Germany like nearly all the other camp inmates, Bert marries Margaret and signs for Man City. His signing causes outrage to thousands of Man City fans, many of them Jewish. But Margaret wins support from an unexpected direction.
Cast:
David Kross Bert Trautmann
Freya Mavor Margaret
John Henshaw Jack Friar
Harry Melling Sergeant Smythe
Michael Socha Bill Twist
Dave Johns Roberts
Barbara Young Grandma Sarah
Chloe Harris Betsy
Mikey Collins Alf Myers
Gary Lewis Jock Thompson
Dervla Kirwan Clarice Friar
Angus Barnett Clive Thornton
Max Befort Poll
Achim Bogdahn Referee
Stephan Buschmann Spectator Fan from ManCity