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Quick Info

Rating

7.4/10

Release2007

Runtime1h 38m

StatusReleased

Budget$6,250,000

Revenue$20,200,000

Production

FilmFörderung Hamburg

Studio Babelsberg

Babelsberg Film

Magnolia Filmproduktion

ZDF

Aichholzer Film

Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures

Movie

The Counterfeiters

2007

1h 38m

7.4

Drama

War

Synopsis

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

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