The Counterfeiters
A brilliant Jewish forger is coerced into leading a secret Nazi operation to flood Britain with fake currency, forcing him to outwit his captors and safeguard his fellow inmates before the deadly scheme collapses.
Synopsis
The story centers on Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was forced to assist in the Nazi operation at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
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Principal cast & crew: 30
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Edited by Britta NahlerShot by Benedict NeuenfelsScored by Marius RuhlandDesigned by Isidor Wimmer
Box Office
2007 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$20.2M
US & Canada: $5.5M — 27% of worldwide · International: $14.7M (73%)
Also known as
- The Counterfeitersen
- Los falsificadoreses
- Les faussairesfr
- Il falsario - Operazione Bernhardit
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Cast & Crew
30 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Karl Markovics
as Solomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch
August Diehl
as Adolf Burger
Devid Striesow
as Sturmbannführer Friedrich Herzog
Martin Brambach
as Hauptscharführer Holst
August Zirner
as Dr. Klinger
Veit Stubner
as Atze
Sebastian Urzendowsky
as Kolya Karlov
Andreas Schmidt
as Zilinski
Tilo Pruckner
as Dr. Viktor Hahn
Lenn Kudrjawizki
as Loszek
Marie Baumer
as Aglaya
Arndt Schwering Sohnrey
as Hans
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6Directors
1Writers
2Producers
3Other crew
7Parents Guide
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