
The Counterfeiters(2007)
The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.


During WWII, head priest Henri Kremer is mysteriously freed from Dachau. He learns that he can return home to Luxembourg, for only nine days, during which he'll have to face a persuasive Gestapo chief who will put his faith to the test.

Ulrich Matthes
Abbé Henri Kremer

August Diehl
Untersturmführer Gebhardt

Hilmar Thate
Bischof Philippe

Bibiana Beglau
Marie Kremer

Germain Wagner
Roger Kremer

Jean-Paul Raths
Raymond Schmitt

Ivan Jiřík
Armando Bausch

Götz Burger
Generalvikar Gerard Mersch

Michael König
Gauleiter Simon

Karel Dobrý
Raportführer Bertram
The Ninth Day is a drama, thriller, war film released in 2004 exploring themes of dying and death, faith, traitor, concentration camp, pastor, ss (nazi schutzstaffel). Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, it stars Ulrich Matthes, August Diehl, Hilmar Thate. During WWII, head priest Henri Kremer is mysteriously freed from Dachau. He learns that he can return home to Luxembourg, for only nine days, during which he'll have to face a persuasive Gestapo chief who will put his faith to the test.
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