Directed by:
Stefan RuzowitzkyScreenplay:
Stefan RuzowitzkyCinematography:
Benedict NeuenfelsComposer:
Marius RuhlandCast:
Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Andreas Schmidt, Tilo Prückner, Veit Stübner (more)Plots(1)
The Counterfeiters tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin's "King of the Counterfeiters." However, his life of women and easy money is cut short when he's arrested and placed in a Nazi concentration camp. With the German army on the verge of bankruptcy, Sorowitsch makes a sobering deal with his captors: in exchange for a comfortable bed, good food and fair treatment, Sorowitsch, along with the other hand-picked specialists, must counterfeit bank notes to fund the Nazi War effort. If he does as they say, he lives another day. If he rebels, he faces the same fate as the rest of the camp's prisoners. But if he lives, will he be able to live with himself? (official distributor synopsis)
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Leander Modersohn
Germany
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The Counterfeiters (2007)
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Peter Strauß
Austria
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The Counterfeiters (2007)
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Marian Kalus
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Norman Stoffregen
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Oliver Kanter
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The Counterfeiters (2007)
Hans Peter Kortenbruck
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The Counterfeiters (2007)
Dirk Prinz
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Erik Jan Rippmann
Switzerland
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The Counterfeiters (2007)
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Roland Fischer-Briand
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Louie Austen
Austria
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Michael Racinais
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Michael Blohn
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The Counterfeiters (2007)
Lilly Kugler
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Matthias Lühn
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Bernhard Linke
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Andreas Haslinger
West Germany
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