| Description |
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
German, English, Hebrew, Russian or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Marie Bäumer, Martin Brambach, Dolores Chaplin. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Britta Nahler ; composer, Marius Ruhland ; costume designer, Nicole Fischnaller ; production designer, Isidor Wimmer. |
| Note |
Based on the book "The devil's workshop" by Adolf Burger. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language. |
| 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. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 2008: Oscar - Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. German Film Awards, 2007: Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Devid Striesow) |
| Subject |
Mauthausen (Concentration camp) -- Drama.
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Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp) -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Counterfeit money -- Germany -- Drama.
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Counterfeiters -- Germany -- Drama.
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Jewish men -- Germany -- Drama.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Drama.
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Forced labor -- Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Weltkrieg, 1939-1945 Nachgemachtes Geld Deutschland Drama. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films. |
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Fiction films. |
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Foreign films. |
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War films. |
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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War Feature. |
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Feature films. |
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War films. |
| Alt Name |
Aichholzer, Josef, 1950-
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Bohlmann, Nina.
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Schröder, Babette.
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Ruzowitzky, Stefan.
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Markovics, Karl, 1963-
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Diehl, August, 1976-
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Striesow, Devid, 1973-
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Baumer, Marie, 1969-
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Brambach, Martin, 1967-
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Chaplin, Dolores.
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Burger, Adolf, 1917-
Teufels Werkstatt. English.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Aichholzer Filmproduktion.
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Magnolia Filmproduktion (Firm)
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Studio Babelsberg.
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Babelsberg International Filmproduktion.
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Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Add Title |
Counterfeiters |
| ISBN |
1424898927 |
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9781424898923 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
043396239203 |
| Publisher # |
23920 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| OCLC # |
227379029 |
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