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Oct 2, 2020 · The Keeper: Directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller. With David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw, Harry Melling. The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Marcus H. Rosenmüller
- 2020-10-02
The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.Director: Marcus H. Rosenmül...
Apr 10, 2024 · It’s Wednesday. I was going through my email the other day and came across an amateur photo from a reader that I somehow misplaced. So, I thought a little mid-week amateur goodness was in order. Enjoy!
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In 1945, German paratrooper Bert Trautmann (David Kross) is captured while fighting in the forests near Kleve. Transferred to a British POW camp in Lancashire, he and his comrades are kept under strict conditions and made to work to repair the damage their country has caused to the surrounding area. Jack Friar (John Henshaw), a local tradesman and ...
Before Trautmann's death in 2013, Rosenmüller and Marciniak spent several days interviewing him about details for inclusion in the film. Principal photography began in Belfaston 8 June 2017.
The film premiered at the Zurich Film Festival on 1 October 2018, and was released in Germany under the title Trautmann on 14 March 2019.It was released in the UK on 5 April 2019.
Box office
The Keeper grossed a worldwide total of $2.1 million,against a production budget of about $13.4 million.
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 87% approval rating based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Keeper strays into easy sentimentality, but this fact-based drama's warm spirit makes its indulgences easy to forgive." On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
The Keeper at IMDbThe Keeper at AllMovieThe 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.
May 10, 2024 · It’s Friday! Is it car show season yet? Here in Illinois the weather is still too erratic to plan any outdoor events. Typically we have to wait until June before the warmer weather settles in for the summer. Once that happens, it’s game-on for all the weekly local cars shows. And one of my favorites is every Tuesday night in Plainfield. Since we’re still a few weeks out, I thought I’d ...
May 6, 2022 · Double babes, a whole mess of jokes, and a new amateur photo is what’s on the menu for today. Enjoy!
