The Keeper
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.
- Genre: Drama, War, History
- Studio: Lieblingsfilm, Zephyr Films, British Film Company, Northern Ireland Screen, Square One Entertainment, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Beta Film
- Keyword: sports, biography, based on true story, broken neck, football (soccer), 1950s, goalkeeper, fa cup
- Cast: David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw, Gary Lewis, Harry Melling, Michael Socha