The Counterfeiters (2007)

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R | 1 hr 38 mins | Drama, War, Foreign, Adaptation | Released: 2/22/2008 |Box Office Total: $5.4M

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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.

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Theatrical Release
2/22/2008

Director	Credit
Stefan Ruzowitzky	Director
Cast	Credit
Karl Markovics	Salomon Sorowitsch
August Diehl	Adolf Burger
Devid Striesow	Friedrich Herzog
Martin Brambach	Hauptscharführer Holst
August Zirner	Dr Klinger
Sebastian Urzendowsky	Kolya
Andreas Schmidt	Zilinsky
Lenn Kudrjawizki	Loszek
Dolores Chaplin	Woman in Casino
Marie Baumer	Aglaia
Veit Stuebner	Atze
Tilo Pruckner	Dr Viktor Hahn
Marian Kalus	Plappler
Norman Stoffregen	Abramovic
Bernd Raucamp	Prisoner in Shower
Gode Benedix	Prisoner
Oliver Kanter	Prisoner
Hans Peter Kortenbruck	Prisoner
Dirk Prinz	SS Guard
Hille Beseler	Grete Herzog
Erik Jan Rippmann	Bank Manager
Tim Breyvogel	Agent
Roland Fischer-Briand	Concierge
Louie Austen	Poker Player
Michael Racinais	Manager
Michael Blohn	Croupier
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey	Hans
Jan Pohl	Sascha
Lilly Kugler	Woman
Matthias Luhne	Crook
Heinz Schubert	Fence
Rosi Straka	Dancer
Holger Schober	Junior Squad Leader
Steven Thiede	Kapo
Peter Straufl	SS Officer
Bernhard Linke	Young Prisoner
Werner Daehn	Rosenthal
Leander Modersohn	Brutal SS Soldier
Production Credits	Credit
Josef Aichholzer	Producer
Caroline von Senden	Co-Producer
Nina Bohlmann	Producer
Henning Molfenter	Co-Producer
Babette Schroder	Producer
Carl L Woebcken	Co-Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH	Production Company
ZDF	Production Company
Beta Film GmbH	Production Company
Aichholzer Film	Production Company
Magnolia Filmproduktion GmbH	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Filmladen GmbH	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
ABC Distribution	Foreign Distribution Rights
Sony Pictures Classics	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Universum Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Metrodome Entertainment Group	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Chantier Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
J-Bics	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Alfa Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Wanda Vision	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Fivia	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Audiovisual Enterprises	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Zima Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
PrisVideo	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Continental Film s.r.o.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Adolf Burger	Source Material
Stefan Ruzowitzky	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Isidor Wimmer	Production Designer
Johannes Slapa	Set Decorator
Casting	Credit
Heta Mantscheff	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Markus Pohlus	Steadicam Operator (Germany)
Benedict Neuenfels	Director of Photography
David Marschalsky	Steadicam Operator (2nd Unit)
Alexander Boboschewski	Steadicam Operator (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Beta Film	Distribution Sales International Sales
Music	Credit
Allan Wilson	Music Conductor - Orchestra Conductor
Ladislas Farkas	Music
Marius Ruhland	Orchestrations - Orchestrator
Winfried Kraus	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Rainer Werner	Stunt Coordinator (Germany)
Erwin Reichi	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Dietmar Morawe	Post-Production Supervisor
Anton Maria Aigner	Assistant Director
Monika Maruschko	Production Manager
Margaret Metz	Production Coordinator (Germany)
Jan Enderlein	Location Manager (Germany)
Iris Steiner	Script Supervisor
Stefan Rosenberg	Location Manager
Eva Cifrain	Production Coordinator
Timon Modersohn	Assistant Director (Germany)
Christian Springer	Production Manager
Pia Gota	Location Manager
Marc de Keller	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Tatjana Jakob	Sound Design
Chris Muller	Sound Editor
Tobias Fleig	Rerecording Mixer
Torsten Heinemann	Sound Recordist
Rainer Heesch	Sound Design
Visual Effects	Credit
Franz Merlicek	Titles - Title Design
Felix Broscheit	Titles - Title Design
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Nicole Fischnaller	Costumes
Waldemar Pokromski	Makeup
Kurt Adler	Makeup (Germany)
Sonali Chatterjee	Makeup (Germany)
Margrit Neufink	Makeup (Germany)
Margot Raatzke	Makeup (Germany)
Susanne Wrobel	Makeup (Germany)
Aurora Hummer	Makeup
Andreas Meixner	Makeup
Helene Lang	Makeup
Daniela Langauer	Makeup
Michaela Oppl	Makeup
Elisabeth Vollnhoger	Makeup
Susanne Weichesmiller	Makeup
Alain Lutzy	Makeup

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