The counterfeiters = Die Fälscher /

The counterfeiters = Die Fälscher /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]
Description:	1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	German English French Hebrew Russian
Subject:	Mauthausen (Concentration camp) -- Drama. Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp) -- Drama. Mauthausen (Concentration camp) Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Operation Bernhard (Germany : 1940-1945) World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Counterfeit money -- Germany -- Drama. Counterfeiters -- Germany -- Drama. Jewish men -- Germany -- Drama. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Germany -- Drama. Forced labor -- Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Drama. Counterfeiters. Counterfeits and counterfeiting. Forced labor. Jewish men. Germany. Feature films. Foreign films -- Austria. War films. Drama. Feature films. History. War films.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7189058

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Varying Form of Title:	Counterfeiters
Other uniform titles:	Aichholzer, Josef. Bohlmann, Nina. Schröder, Babette. Ruzowitzky, Stefan. Markovics, Karl. Diehl, August, 1976- Striesow, Devid, 1973- Baumer, Marie, 1969- Brambach, Martin. Chaplin, Dolores. Burger, Adolf, 1917- Teufels Werkstatt. English
Other authors / contributors:	Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) Aichholzer Filmproduktion. Magnolia Filmproduktion (Firm) Studio Babelsberg. Babelsberg International Filmproduktion. Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
ISBN:	1424898927 9781424898923
Notes:	Title from container. Based on the book "The devil's workshop" by Adolf Burger. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Britta Nahler ; composer, Marius Ruhland ; costume designer, Nicole Fischnaller ; production designer, Isidor Wimmer. Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Marie Bäumer, Martin Brambach, Dolores Chaplin. DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. German, English, Hebrew, Russian or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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.
Target Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language.
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)
Standard no.:	043396239203
Publisher's no.:	23920 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Description
Summary:	A master counterfeiter is captured by the Nazis and used to help in a huge scheme to fund their war efforts, and in turn save his life during World War II. Includes deleted scenes, interviews, and more. Based on the true story of Salomon Sorowitsch. The true story of Salomon Sorowitsch, counterfeiter extraordinaire and bohemian. After getting arrested in a German concentration camp in 1944, he agrees to help the Nazis in an organized counterfeit operation set up to help finance the war effort. It was the biggest counterfeit money scam of all times. Over 130 million pound sterling were printed, under conditions that couldn't have been more tragic or spectacular. During the last years of the war, as the German Reich saw that the end was near, the authorities decided to produce their own banknotes in the currencies of their major war enemies. They hoped to use the duds to flood the enemy economy and fill the empty war coffers. At the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, two barracks were separated from the rest of the camp and the outside world, and transformed into a fully equipped counterfeiters workshop. Operation Bernhard was born. Prisoners were brought to Sachsenhausen from other camps to implement the plan: professional printers, fastidious bank officials and simple craftsmen all became members of the top-secret counterfeiter commando."
Item Description:	Title from container. Based on the book "The devil's workshop" by Adolf Burger. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language.
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)
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Benedict Neuenfels ; editor, Britta Nahler ; composer, Marius Ruhland ; costume designer, Nicole Fischnaller ; production designer, Isidor Wimmer.
ISBN:	1424898927 9781424898923