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)
(more)Cast
Karl Markovics
Austria
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August Diehl
West Germany
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Devid Striesow
East Germany
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Martin Brambach
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August Zirner
USA
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Sebastian Urzendowsky
East Germany
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Andreas Schmidt
West Germany
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Tilo Prückner
German Empire
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Veit Stübner
West Germany
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Hille Beseler
Germany
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Michael (2011) - narrator
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Dolores Chaplin
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Marie Bäumer
West Germany
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Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
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Werner Daehn
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Philippe Dormoy
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Gode Benedix
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Lenn Kudrjawizki
Soviet Union
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Jan Pohl
Germany
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Holger Schober
Austria
Best movies:
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Tim Breyvogel
West Germany
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