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The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission. Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Berhard. The team, which also includes detainee Adolf Burger, is given luxury barracks for their assistance. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's allied opponents, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard's aid to the war effort. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones

Production
Magnolia Filmproduktion [de]; Babelsberg Film [de]; Beta Cinema [de]; Filmförderung Hamburg [de](funding); Josef Aichholzer Filmproduktion; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH [de]; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) [de];

Cast Names
Karl Markovics; August Diehl; Devid Striesow; Martin Brambach; August Zirner; Veit Stübner; Sebastian Urzendowsky; Andreas Schmidt; Tilo Prückner; Lenn Kudrjawizki; Norman Stoffregen; Bernd Raucamp; Gode Benedix; Oliver Kanter; Dirk Prinz; Hille Beseler; Erik Jan Rippmann; Tim Breyvogel; Dolores Chaplin; Louie Austen; Michael Blohn; Marie Bäumer; Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey; Jan Pohl; Matthias Luhn; Holger Schober; Peter Strauß; Werner Daehn; Leander Modersohn; Andreas Haslinger; Dieter Hilpmann; Daniel Klisa;

Release Date
2008-02-09 (Portland International Film Festival)
2008-02-22 (limited)

Genres
Crime; Drama; War;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language.

Running Time
1 hr. 38 min.

Director
Stefan Ruzowitzky

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