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Die Fälscher = The counterfeiters

Author: Stefan RuzowitzkyJosef AichholzerNina BohlmannBabette SchröderMarius RuhlandAll authors
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition/Format:   DVD video : GermanView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Foreign films
Feature films
War films
Fiction films
Historical films
War
Drama
Teatro
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Stefan Ruzowitzky; Josef Aichholzer; Nina Bohlmann; Babette Schröder; Marius Ruhland; Karl Markovics; August Diehl; Devid Striesow; Martin Brambach; Veit Stübner; August Zirner; Lenn Kudrjawizki; Tilo Prückner; Andreas Schmidt; Sebastian Urzendowsky; Marie Baumer; Dolores Chaplin; Benedict Neuenfels; Adolf Burger; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Österreichischer Rundfunk.; Österreichisches Filminstitut.; Filmfonds Wien (Firm); Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.; Filmförderungsanstalt (Germany); Filmförderung Hamburg (Firm); FilmFinanzierungsFonds Hessen-Invest Film.; Land Oberösterreich.; Land Niederösterreich.; Studio Babelsberg.; Babelsberg International Filmproduktion.; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.; Aichholzer Filmproduktion.; Magnolia Filmproduktion (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
ISBN: 1424898927 9781424898923
OCLC Number: 227379029
Language Note: German or dubbed French dialogue ; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. Some special features are subtitled in English.
Notes: 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.
Credits: Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Britta Nahler ; composer, Marius Ruhland ; script, Iris Steiner.
Cast: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, Veit Stübner, August Zirner, Lenn Kudrjawizki, Tilo Prückner, Andreas Schmidt, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Marie Bäumer, Dolores Chaplin.
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)
Target Audience: MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language.
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Other Titles: Counterfeiters
Responsibility: Sony Pictures Classics ; Hergestellt mit Unterstützung von ORF ; Österreichisches Filminstitut ; Filmfonds Wien ; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg ; Filmförderungsanstalt ; FilmFörderungs Hamburg ; FilmFinanzierungsFonds Hessen-Invest Film ; Land Oberösterreich ; Land Niederösterreich ; in koproduktion mit Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures/Babelsberg Film und ZDF ; eine Produktion von Aichholzer Filmproduktion und Magnolia Filmproduktion ; ein film von Stefan Ruzowitzky ; producers, Josef Aichholzer, Nina Bohlmann, Babette Schröder ; written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.

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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.

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