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Trautmann

Synopsis

Story of the legendary German-born goalkeeper Bernd ‘Bert’ Trautmann who was goalkeeper for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964. 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. Trautmann won over even his harshest critics by playing on with a broken neck in the 1956 FA Cup Final, ensuring victory for his team.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
119 mins
Director
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Producer
Chris Curling, Robert Marciniak, Steve Milne
Editor
Alexander Berner
Screenwriter
Robert Marciniak, Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Nicholas J. Schofield
Director of Photography
Daniel Gottschalk
Production Designer
Michael Binzer, Doerthe Komnick, Johannes Sternagel
Composer
Gerd Baumann
Principal cast
David Kross, Freya Mavor, Harry Melling, Dervla Kirwan, John Henshaw, Dave John

Genre

Sport Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Germany coproducion

Zephyr Films (UK), Lieblingsfilm GmbH (DE), British Film Company (UK)

Zephyr Films

71 Queen Victoria Strreet
London
EC4V 4BE

British Film Company

Sales Company

Beta Cinema GmbH

Gruenwalder Weg 28 d
82041 Oberhaching
Munich
Germany

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