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The Counterfeiters (German: Die Fälscher) is a 2007 Austrian-German drama film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. It fictionalizes Operation Bernhard, a secret plan by Nazi Germany during World War II to destabilize the United Kingdom by flooding its economy with forged Bank of England pound notes.
- $6,250,000
- Josef Aichholzer, Nina Bohlmann, Babette Schröder
- Marius Ruhland
Apr 18, 2008 · The Counterfeiters: Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. With Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach. The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II.
- (47K)
- Crime, Drama, History
- Stefan Ruzowitzky
- 2008-04-18
The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by Germany in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi era.
Feb 22, 2008 · The Counterfeiters is a gripping account of one prisoner's moral dilemma, superbly portrayed by Karl Markovics. Salomon Sorowitsch lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin ...
- (2.5K)
- Stefan Ruzowitzky
- R
- Karl Markovics
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Feb 28, 2008 · This Austrian drama about the Nazis' top secret Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting scheme of all time, is paradoxically all too good at fitting the horrors of the Holocaust into a prestige movie format. Predictably, it won the Oscar.
Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film, The Counterfeiters tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin's "King of the Counterfeiters."
