The Keeper is a 2018 British-German movie directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller. The film tells the story of Bert Trautmann, who is imprisoned in a British camp after being captured at the end of World War II. After having his first successes as a goalkeeper and falling in love with his patron's daughter Margaret, he decides to stay in England. As a German goalkeeper, he plays in the English soccer league and is initially very controversial there - as a German, he is still predominantly perceived as an enemy four years after the end of the war. Trautmann counters that as a soldier he had no choice.
The following weapons were used in the film The Keeper:
Error creating thumbnail: File missingLee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 BritishError creating thumbnail: File missingTwo German soldiers hold their British rifles during the intro sequence.Error creating thumbnail: File missingBritish soldiers take Bert 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?".Error creating thumbnail: File missingBert is held back by two soldiers, carrying SMLE over their backs.
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A Re-education newsreel was shown to the German prisoners, which includes a British soldier holding a Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk 1* rifle.
