Date of Releases : 22 March 2007 (Germany)

Director : Stefan Ruzowitzky

Writers : Adolf Burger (book), Stefan Ruzowitzky (screenplay)

Star Cast: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow

Brief: The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon “Sally” Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen.

Rating: Rated R for some strong violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language