Counterfeiters /
Counterfeiters tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin's "King of the Counterfeiters." However, his life of women and easy money is cut short when he's arrested and placed in a Nazi concentration camp. With the German army on t...
| Uniform Title: | Fälscher. |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | German |
| Language Notes: | In German with English subtitles and English closed captioning. |
| Published: |
[Austria] :
ORF,
[2007]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street) |
| Summary: | Counterfeiters tells the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, a swindler who made a name for himself as Berlin's "King of the Counterfeiters." However, his life of women and easy money is cut short when he's arrested and placed in a Nazi concentration camp. With the German army on the verge of bankruptcy, Sorowitsch makes a sobering deal with his captors: in exchange for a comfortable bed, good food and fair treatment, Sorowitsch, along with the other hand-picked specialists, must counterfeit bank notes to fund the Nazi War effort. If he does as they say, he lives another day. If he rebels, he faces the same fate as the rest of the camp's prisoners. But if he lives, will he be able to live with himself? |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in Germany in 2007; released in the United States in 2008. Based on the book "The devil's workshop" by Adolf Burger. Includes interactive transcript; automatic translation into multiple languages is available for closed captioning. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (98 min., 54 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, Winner, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Britta Nahler ; music, Marius Ruhland ; costume designer, Nicole Fischnaller ; production designer, Isidor Wimmer. |