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Salomon âSallyâ Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there 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. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germanyâs allied opponents, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard's aid to the war effort. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones.
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| Also Known As: |
Die Falscher
The Counterfeiters
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
Towards the end of World War II, the National Socialists forged millions of British pounds in order to weaken the enemy's economy. A counterfeiting plant was set up with prisoners in the concentration camp in Sachsenhausen. |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 39 min. |
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| Release Date: |
February 22nd, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| Production Co.: |
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures GmbH, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Beta Film, Aichholzer Filmproduktion, Magnolia Filmproduktion GmbH
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$4,848,835 |
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| Produced in: |
Austria |
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