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Cast & Crew

Martin Brambach
As Holst
August Zirner
As Dr. Klinger
Devid Striesow
As Herzog
Karl Markovics
As Sorowitsch
August Diehl
As Burger
Tilo Prückner
As Dr. Viktor Hahn
Andreas Schmidt
As Zilinski

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The Counterfeiters is a historical drama film that tells the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis during World War II. The film follows the journey of Salomon Sorowitsch, a Jewish counterfeiter who is arrested and sent to a concentration camp, where he is forced to use his skills to produce fake foreign currency for the Nazi war effort. As Sorowitsch works on the counterfeiting operation, he faces a moral dilemma: should he cooperate with his captors and contribute to the war effort, or should he resist and risk his own life? The film explores themes of survival, morality, and identity, and features a talented cast including Karl Markovics, August Diehl, and Devid Striesow.

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What movies are similar to The Counterfeiters? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Counterfeiters include Inglourious Basterds, The Pianist, Incendies, Taking Chance, Pan's Labyrinth, Downfall.

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The Counterfeiters was released in theaters on February 22, 2008.