Overview
How could a German Wehrmacht soldier become a celebrated soccer idol of the Britons in the post-war period? The documentary by Radio Bremen shows the moving life story of the soccer star of the 1950s in a torn Europe and how an enemy became a friend. With his legendary appearance in the English Cup Final 1956, in which he played until the end despite a broken neck, Bert Trautmann set up a memorial for himself in the history of sport. Already in the same year, he is chosen as England’s footballer of the year, and by his club Manchester City even as best player of all times. Bernhard “Bert” Trautmann is one of the most popular and best-known soccer players in England.
Production
Bremedia Produktion · Radio Bremen
Cast & Characters
Hansi Jochmann
Narrator
Jürgen Klinsmann
self
Catrine Clay
self
Bert Trautmann
self (archival footage)
Steve Fleet
self
Leslie Wertheimer
self
Fred Eyre
self
Mark Trautmann
self
Stephen Trautmann
self
Marlis Trautmann
self
Directors & Crew
Lars Hering
Producer
Janos Kereszti
Screenplay
Janos Kereszti
Director
Jan Dirk Bruns
Director
More Like This
Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades
2015
Failure of a Strategy
1946
Thrash, Altenessen
1989
Girls Can't Surf
2021
The Blue Hills
2006
Krigsseilerne – med æren i behold
2008
Nordmennenes Egen Historie - Frigjøringen
2006
The Longest Wait
2026
Fate of a Sport
2022
Tony Robinson's VE Day Minute by Minute
2020