Die Fälscher
- Publication/Creation:
- Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]
- Resource Type:
- Video or Visual Material
- Edition:
- Anamorphic widescreen.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Die Fälscher / Sony Pictures Classics ; Hergestellt mit Unterstützung von ORF ; Österreichisches Filminstitut ; Filmfonds Wien [and others] ; eine Produktion von Aichholzer Filmproduktion und Magnolia Filmproduktion ; ein Film von Stefan Ruzowitzky ; Produzenten, Josef Aichholzer, Nina Bohlmann, Babette Schröder ; Regie, Stefan Ruzowitzky
- Related/Included Titles:
- Teufels Werkstatt. English.
- Variant Titles:
- English title from subtitle screecn: Counterfeiters
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Ruzowitzky, Stefan
Aichholzer, Josef, 1950-
Bohlmann, Nina
Schröder, Babette
Markovics, Karl, 1963-
Diehl, August, 1976-
Striesow, Devid, 1973-
Bäumer, Marie, 1969-
Brambach, Martin, 1967-
Chaplin, Dolores
Burger, Adolf, 1917-2016. Teufels Werkstatt
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Österreichischer Rundfunk
Österreichisches Filminstitut
Filmfonds Wien
Aichholzer Filmproduktion
Magnolia Filmproduktion (Firm)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Feature films
War films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Subjects:
- Mauthausen (Concentration camp)--Drama
Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp)--Drama
World War, 1939-1945--Counterfeit money--Germany--Drama
Counterfeiters--Germany--Drama
Jewish men--Germany--Drama
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Drama
Forced labor--Germany--History--20th century--Drama
Operation Bernhard, Germany, 1940-1945--Drama
Motion pictures--Germany
Motion pictures--Austria
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- 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.
- Language:
- German
French - Language Note:
- German and French language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English. Some special features are subtitled in English.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Technical Note:
- DVD, region 1; aspect ratio 1.85:1; Dolby digital 5.1.
- General Note:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Based on the book Des Teufels Werkstatt by Adolf Burger.
Special features : commentary with director Stefan Ruzowitzky ; The making of Counterfeiters ; interviews ; Adolf Burger's artifacts ; Q&A with director Stefan Ruzowitzky ; deleted scenes ; original theatrical trailer. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, Veit Stübner, August Zirner, Marie Bäumer, Dolores Chaplin.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Britta Nahler ; music, Marius Ruhland ; script, Iris Steiner.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990022723920302486
- ISBN:
- 1424898927
9781424898923 - OCLC Number:
- 227379029
- Other Identifiers:
- Universal Product Code: 043396239203
- Publisher Number:
- 23920 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Barcode:
- 10002294761
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