The Counterfeiters

2007 1h 38m DE

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7.4

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7.5

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★7.4TMDB · 718🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●78Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 48,236

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Synopsis

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The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Karl Markovics
Sorowitsch
August Diehl
Burger
Devid Striesow
Herzog
Martin Brambach
Holst
August Zirner
Dr. Klinger
Veit Stübner
Atze
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Kolya Karloff
Andreas Schmidt
Zilinski

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Writers: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Languages: Russian, Hebrew, German, English
Countries: Germany, Austria

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, Hebrew, German, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Austria.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, shot by Benedict Neuenfels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marius Ruhland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Britta Nahler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Karl Markovics and August Diehl and Devid Striesow carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stefan Ruzowitzky directs. Benedict Neuenfels behind the camera. Marius Ruhland scores. Britta Nahler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Germany, Austria. Dialogue in Russian, Hebrew, German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, Hebrew, German, English.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, Austria.
5Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, shot by Benedict Neuenfels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Marius Ruhland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Britta Nahler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Karl Markovics and August Diehl and Devid Striesow carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0813547 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "nazi", "concentration camp", "holocaust (shoah)", "world war ii".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.