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The Keeper Trautmann
Movie Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Bert Trautmann
David Kross
Margaret Friar
Freya Mavor
Jack Friar
John Henshaw
Clarice Friar
Dervla Kirwan
Roberts
Dave Johns
Sergeant Smythe
Harry Melling
Jock Thompson
Gary Lewis
The Keeper is a 2018 British-German movie directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller. The film tells the story of Bernhard Carl „Bert“ Trautmann, who is imprisoned in a British camp after being captured at the end of World War II. When the coach of the provincial club St Helens Town notices his talent, he signs him up for his club. After having his first successes as a goalkeeper and falling in love with his patron's daughter Margaret, he decides to stay in England. Sometime later, Bert, as the English now call him, attracts the attention of Man City's team manager Jock Thomson. At "City", however, the hated "Kraut" faces a gauntlet. Under immense pressure from hostile media and massive fan protests, Trautmann fights for a fair chance.
The following weapons were used in the film The Keeper :
Handguns
Webley .38 Mk. IV
Sergeant Smythe (Harry Melling ) is seen with a holstered Webley .38 Mk IV revolver.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Webley Mk. IV - .38 S&W
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The revolver's grip glimpsing out the P37 canvas holster on a promotional picture.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Annoyed Sgt. Smythe interrupts Margaret's penalty in the P.o.W. camp.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A better view of the bottom of grip as he confiscates the football from the prisoners.
Walther P38
A Walther P38 is used by a Feldwebel (Sgt.) during Bert's flashback.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The officer starts aiming at a running child.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing After a confrontation with Bert he changed his aim to him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A front view of the muzzle.
Submachine Guns
MP40
Some German soldiers are armed with MP40s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maschinenpistole 40 - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close-up of one MP40 resting on the legs of its owner.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German soldiers wealding their submachine guns through the woods.
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
At the beginning of the movie, Bert Trautmann (David Kross ) and several other German soldiers use Karabiner 98ks .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bert (middle) and two soldiers sitting in a cave with their carbines. Note the Heer uniforms; as a member of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 der 7. Flieger-Division paratrooper division, the soldiers would have worn different uniforms. At least the shoulder board as Feldwebel (sergeant) suits him.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing His squad spreading out into the forest.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The leading soldier holds his Karabiner at the ready.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bert taking position behind a tree checks the environment for hostiles movement.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closer view of one Kar98k cleaned by a German soldier in the flashback.
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk. III*
British and also a few German soldiers can be seen carrying Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two German soldiers hold their British rifles during the intro sequence.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing British soldiers discover the shellshocked Bert and take him prisoner. In reality, Trautmann deserted afterwards the bombing of Kleve and wanted to escape to his hometown Bremen. On March 27, 1945, British soldiers captured him in a barn. While trying to escape fearing he would be executed he jumped over a fence right in front of a British soldier, who greeted him with the words "Hello Fritz, fancy a cup of tea? ". This scene was introduced as a cinematic element to show the seriousness of the war.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A promotional picture of a British soldier taking Bert away after the interrogation.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bert is held back by two soldiers, carrying SMLE over their backs. Note the "East Lancashire Regiment" badge.
Other
A Re-education newsreel was shown to the German prisoners, which includes a British soldier holding a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1* rifle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk. I with spike bayonet - .303 British
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier is seen on the right guarding the body transport.