Interesting film that I missed on its cinema release.
I know of the ex-professional footballer, Bert Trautmann and some of his well publicised exploits. However the trouble with these biopics is you don't know fully what is true or added for artistic purposes.
The film begins with Trautmann in a German Prisoner of War camp in East Lancashire, U.K. It is interesting seeing a P.O.W. film from a German perspective! Films like The Great Escape and Escape To Victory it ain't!
The stadium scenes such as the old, old Wembley stadium are cleverly staged using CGI.
Has some good U.K. casting including Maggie Smith. The cast is fully Anglo-German. Like Trautmanns career!
A film that seems to have slipped between the goalposts, pardon the pun. Very good viewing.
I know of the ex-professional footballer, Bert Trautmann and some of his well publicised exploits. However the trouble with these biopics is you don't know fully what is true or added for artistic purposes.
The film begins with Trautmann in a German Prisoner of War camp in East Lancashire, U.K. It is interesting seeing a P.O.W. film from a German perspective! Films like The Great Escape and Escape To Victory it ain't!
The stadium scenes such as the old, old Wembley stadium are cleverly staged using CGI.
Has some good U.K. casting including Maggie Smith. The cast is fully Anglo-German. Like Trautmanns career!
A film that seems to have slipped between the goalposts, pardon the pun. Very good viewing.