Die Fälscher : The counterfeiters

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Label

Die Fälscher : The counterfeiters

Title remainder

The counterfeiters

Statement of responsibility

a Sony Pictures Classics release, a production of Aichholzer Filmproduktion and Magnolia Filmproduktion in association with Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures/Babelsberg Film and ZDF ; producers, Josef Aichholzer, Nina Bohlmann, Babette Schröder ; written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky

Title variation

Counterfeiters

Contributor

• Baumer, Marie, 1969-
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
• Burger, Adolf, 1917-2016
• Studio Babelsberg
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Markovics, Karl, 1963-
• Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
• Ruzowitzky, Stefan
• Aichholzer Filmproduktion
• Brambach, Martin, 1967-
• Striesow, Devid, 1973-
• Chaplin, Dolores
• Babelsberg International Filmproduktion
• Aichholzer, Josef, 1950-
• Diehl, August, 1976-
• Magnolia Filmproduktion (Firm)
• Schröder, Babette
• Bohlmann, Nina

Subject

• War films
• War films
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Counterfeit money -- Germany -- Drama
• Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp) -- Drama
• Mauthausen (Concentration camp) -- Drama
• Feature films
• Jewish men -- Germany -- Drama
• War -- Feature
• Forced labor -- Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Drama
• Counterfeiters -- Germany -- Drama
• Fiction films
• Holocausto judío (1939-1945) -- Alemania -- Teatro
• Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 -- Prisoneros y prisiones -- Alemania -- Teatro
• Feature films
• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Drama
• Foreign films

Genre

• Feature films
• Teatro
• War films
• War
• Drama
• Fiction films
• Foreign films

Language

• ger
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• ger
• ger

Summary

Germany, 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a life of cards, booze, and women. Suddenly his luck runs dry when he is arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. He is immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp. There, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills 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. Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's opponents. But, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop the operation. Now faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions are ultimately the right ones

Awards note

Academy Awards, USA, 2008: Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. German Film Awards, 2007: Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Devid Striesow)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Britta Nahler ; composer, Marius Ruhland ; costume designer, Nicole Fischnaller ; production designer, Isidor Wimmer

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language

Language note

German or dubbed French dialogue ; English, French or Spanish subtitles. Some special features are subtitled

LC call number

D743.23

LC item number

.F35 2008

PerformerNote

Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Marie Bäumer, Martin Brambach, Dolores Chaplin

Runtime

99

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action