You'll Never Walk Alone: Die Geschichte einer Fußballhymne
In many soccer stadiums, fans sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" before the game, a song that seems to have become synonymous with fan culture. This documentary tells the amazing story of this piece. It’s a long, fascinating, and wonderful tale. Actor and self-confessed soccer fan Joachim Król guides us through the film and traces the song’s history.
Cast
- Joachim Król
- Campino
- Jürgen Klopp
- Gerry Marsden
- Mavie Hörbiger
- Lars Ricken
You'll Never Walk Alone: Die Geschichte einer Fußballhymne
André Schäfer
- Documentary
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2017
- Language
- dt., engl. OF m. dt. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 90min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
André Schäfer
Born in Troisdorf in 1966. Studied history and journalism at the Ludwig -Maximilians-Universität in Munich. Trained at the German School of Journalism in Munich. Active as an author, producer and director.
Filmography
| 2008 | Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2011 | Perry Rhodan – unser Mann im All | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2012 | John Irving und wie er die Welt sieht | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2013 | Deutschboden | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2015 | Herr von Bohlen | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2017 | You'll Never Walk Alone | Dokumentarfilm | 2021 |
| 2018 | The Pride Movement | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2019 | Der Fall Max Emden: Kaufhauskönig, Kunstraub und der lange Arm der Nazis | Dokumentarfilm | |
| 2020 | Die wunderbare Reise der Selma Lagerlöf | Dokumentarfilm |
“‘Walk Alone,’ as the ‘Scousers,’ the real Liverpudlians, would say, is an absolute stroke of luck in my career. Actually not a job for an actor, more a job for someone with curiosity, a joy of communication, love of travel and soccer, as well as theater skills. I happened to be sitting in the car with documentary producer André Schäfer from Cologne when he took a phone call over the speakerphone and told the caller his idea for a film about the world anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and its original story. My succinct comment when he finished the conversation was: ‘Whenever this is supposed to happen, I have to be there!’ and that’s exactly what happened. Spread over a good year, we tried to trace the history of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ in the most diverse places with the most interesting conversation partners, from Cologne, Budapest, Vienna, New York, and Los Angeles for the theater and musical part to Liverpool, Herne, and Dortmund for the soccer part. Weeks full of inspiring conversations about theater, music, and soccer.
A gift for which I am still grateful.
- Director of Photography
- Andy Lehmann
- Editor
- Fritz Busse
- Music Composer
- Ritchie Staringer
- Producer
- Marianne Schäfer