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The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters

20077.41h 38m

Overview

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

Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky
Written by Stefan Ruzowitzky, Adolf Burger
Produced by Nina Bohlmann, Babette Schröder, Josef Aichholzer
Box OfficeBudget: $6.3MRevenue: $20.2M

Top Cast

Karl Markovics

Karl Markovics

Sorowitsch

August Diehl

August Diehl

Burger

Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow

Herzog

Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Holst

August Zirner

August Zirner

Dr. Klinger

Veit Stübner

Veit Stübner

Atze

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Kolya Karloff

Andreas Schmidt

Andreas Schmidt

Zilinski

Tilo Prückner

Tilo Prückner

Dr. Viktor Hahn

Lenn Kudrjawizki

Lenn Kudrjawizki

Loszek

Themes & Keywords

naziconcentration campholocaust (shoah)world war iisachsenhausencounterfeitbased on memoir or autobiographygerman jewforgery1940sforger

About The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters is a drama, war film released in 2007 exploring themes of nazi, concentration camp, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, sachsenhausen, counterfeit. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, it stars Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow. The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.

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