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.

David Kross

(Bert Trautmann)

Freya Mavor

(Margaret)

John Henshaw

(Jack Friar)

Gary Lewis

(Jock Thompson)

Harry Melling

(Sergeant Smythe)

Michael Socha

(Bill Twist)

Julian Sands

(Tilson, Man City President)

Dave Johns

(Roberts)

Dervla Kirwan

(Clarice Friar)

Barbara Young

(Grandma Sarah)

Chloe Harris

(Betsy Walters)

Mikey Collins

(Alf Myers)

Olivia-Rose Minnis

(Barbara Friar)

Tobias Masterson

(John Trautmann)

Angus Barnett

(Clive Thornton)

Butz Ulrich Buse

(Rabbi Altmann)

Jay Johnson

(Ross)

Ian T. Dickinson

(Colonel Bledsop)

David Schütter

(Richard Holthaus)

Lukas Turtur

(Becker)

Tom Machell

(Private Fletcher)

Davy Hughes

(Band Leader)

Shenja Lacher

(German Soldier)

Dennis Alizada

(Ukrainian Boy)

Simon Kingsley

(Commentator)

Daniel Holzberg

(Commentator)

Jesse Inman

(Commentator)

Michael Patrick

(Journalist)

Richard Croxford

(Journalist)

Chris McCurry

(Journalist)

Adam Turns

(Journalist)

Mark Windsor

(Man City Fan Club Representative)

Shaun Lawton

(Man City Fan Club Representative)

Alex Freeman

(Man City Fan Club Representative)

Alex Tondowski

(Doctor)

Tony Wright

(Ice Cream Man)

Thomas Lettow

(Kunartz)

Steve Hudson

(Translator POW Camp)

Max Befort

(Meinert)

Florian Kroop

(Rudi Konrad)

Martin Walch

(Bach)

Jonathan Gottschalk

(Bert (aged 9))

James Baxter

(John (toddler))

Ryan Wichert

(Supporter 1)

Peter Riley

(Supporter 2)

Peter Wagner

(Physician Wembley)

Sonja Schleif

(Nurse)

Trevor Brinsley

(Groundkeeper)

Lukas Benjamin Engel

(Secretary POW Camp)

Dorothee Henzler

(Pretty Girl in Pub)

Ciaran McCrea

(St Helens Referee)

Valentin Grezalja

(Man City Captain)