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2007

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The true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, counterfeiter extraordinaire and bohemian. After getting arrested in a German concentration camp in 1944, he agrees to help the Nazis in an organized counterfeit operation set up to help finance the war effort. Read more

Starring	Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach
Director	Stefan Ruzowitzky
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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The Counterfeiters

Starring	Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner, Veit Stubner, Sebastian Urzendowsky
Director	Stefan Ruzowitzky
Studio	METRODOME
Original title	Die Fälscher
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 38 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Collections	FILMCLUB Recommends..., Our Buyer Recommends
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: German LOVEFiLM Instant: German
Subtitles	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 2007 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 05 Jun 2009 To Rent: DVD: 25 Feb 2008
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- The idea of âsurvivingâ the Holocaust takes on many nuances in Stefan Ruzowitzkyâs stark and intriguing evocation... read more on Time Out
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- - Dave Calhoun
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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- - 100
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  Fascinating
  
  Based on the remarkable true story of 'Operation Bernhard' where the Nazis tried to bring down the UK economy by forging the pound, this film is ... read more »
  
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  - Paul Latham
  - London, United Kingdom
  - 17 Oct 2007 at 12:17
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  Counterfeit Cool
  
  Wasn't aware of this history, but very interesting & particularly relevant to today's debt crises & the lengths that governments never mind ... read more »
  
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- - paultonyt
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  - 22 May 2012 at 19:10
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  recommended - excellent
  
  Excellent film - very well acted, direction was extremely good.
  
  The story is fascinating.
  
  This was a very good film - recommended.
  
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  - 14 May 2012 at 00:41
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  I believe!
  
  True story, Im sure thats exactly how it happened!
  
  Very good film (subtitled) set in a concentration camp, so don't expect sunny and bright. It ... read more »
  
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- - iuli2a
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  - 09 Apr 2012 at 19:09
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  The true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, counterfeiter extraordinaire and bohemian. After getting arrested in a German concentration camp in 1944, he agrees to help the Nazis in an organized counterfeit operation set up to help finance the war effort....