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Director: |
Marcus H. Rosenmuller | Writer: |
Marcus H. Rosenmuller, Nicholas J. Schofield | Starring: |
David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw | Released: |
July 25, 2019 | Rating: |
| 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.
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Cast: |
David Kross
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Bert Trautmann
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Freya Mavor
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Margaret
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John Henshaw
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Jack Friar
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Harry Melling
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Sergeant Smythe
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Michael Socha
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Bill Twist
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Dave Johns
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Roberts
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Barbara Young
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Grandma Sarah
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Chloe Harris
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Betsy
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Mikey Collins
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Alf Myers
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Gary Lewis
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Jock Thompson
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Dervla Kirwan
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Clarice Friar
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Angus Barnett
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Clive Thornton
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Max Befort
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Poll
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Achim Bogdahn
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Referee
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Stephan Buschmann
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Spectator Fan from ManCity
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