The counterfeiters
DVD - 2008
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.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Feature films
War films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Historical films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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Culver City, CA :
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
[2008]
- Language
- German
French
English
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- Item Description
- Based on the book "Des Teufels Werkstatt" by Adolf Burger.
Originally produced in 2006.
Special features : Audio commentary with director Stefan Ruzowitzky (subtitled in English) ; The making of Counterfeiters ; interviews with real-life counterfeiter and writer Adolf Burger, actor Karl Markovics, and director Stefan Ruzowitzky ; Adolf Burger's artifacts ; Q & A with director Stefan Ruzowitzky ; deleted scenes ; original theatrical trailer ; previews of other films. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Audience
- MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language.
- Awards
- 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)
- Production Credits
- Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Britta Nahler ; composer, Marius Ruhland ; script, Iris Steiner.
- ISBN
- 9781424898923