The Counterfeiters (2007)

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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.

• Released: 2007-03-22
• Genres: Drama, War
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 720 votes

Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.

Top cast

• Karl Markovics as Sorowitsch
• August Diehl as Burger
• Devid Striesow as Herzog
• Martin Brambach as Holst
• August Zirner as Dr. Klinger
• Veit Stübner as Atze
• Sebastian Urzendowsky as Kolya Karloff
• Andreas Schmidt as Zilinski
• Tilo Prückner as Dr. Viktor Hahn
• Lenn Kudrjawizki as Loszek

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Where to watch The Counterfeiters

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV

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