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Die Fälscher
2007
Drama, Crime
1h 39m
In the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, a group of prisoners with skills ranging from finance to forgery are put to work under the direction of a master counterfeiter manufacturing perfect replicas of foreign bank notes. As the Nazis plot to cause the collapse of the U.S. and British economies by flooding their markets with false bills, some of the prisoners use delaying tactics to forestall the plan. (oscar.com)
Die Fälscher
2007
Drama, Crime
1h 39m
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Rated 27 Apr 2008
81
70th
Pretty good WWII tale actually paints some of the Jews at concentration camps as villains, in an audacious move. By mostly showing what happens to the counterfeiters (and not the many others involved in the war, directly or indirectly), it is not a good history lesson. Instead, it is an interesting facet of a horrible conflict which involves moral questions that aren't easily answered.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
Rated 07 Nov 2008
81
84th
Engaging movie based on the Nazi counterfeiting effort, Operation Bernhard, with remarkable performance by Karl Markovics. Well-made holocaust movie without the usual in-your-face kind of melodrama.
Rated 07 Nov 2008
Rated 20 Jan 2009
83
72nd
Very well made film with an interesting story. It provides a view of a different aspect of WWII and poses some interesting questions about the actions of the various characters.
Rated 20 Jan 2009
Rated 03 Sep 2012
78
38th
Good story, but the structure saps most of the tension. It's difficult to identify with the fear of the inmates when the only character given a real focus is already seen to survive. It would be more successful in its goals if it was strictly chronological, to give the audience some uncertainty like the inmates feel.
Rated 03 Sep 2012
Rated 23 Mar 2009
70
54th
bad script, nice directing, nice acting, bad ending.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
Rated 30 Sep 2008
65
49th
Being a film about WW2, it wasn't as touching or upsetting as some of the other films I've seen. Nevertheless, I found the story about these Jewish prisoners in a Nazi prisoner camp making counterfeit money for the Nazi's quite interesting. The underlying question is one of morality. Do you make the counterfeit money as perfect as you can to save your own skin? Or do you sabotage the process to save those of others? I'd like to think that I would have done the latter, but I kind of doubt it...
Rated 30 Sep 2008
Rated 20 May 2009
65
63rd
Another film (the other being The Rape of Europa) where my knowledge of WWII and the Nazis increased, most interestingly, about Operation Bernhard. The film, while having some great scenes and great acting, doesn't have that strong emotional impact you'd expect from this type of film. Sort of a 'Hollywood' feel and especially apparent in the ending as well..
Rated 20 May 2009
Rated 05 Jul 2008
80
95th
A great film.
Rated 05 Jul 2008
Rated 21 Mar 2022
70
54th
Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch: "I'm myself. Everyone else is everyone else."
Rated 21 Mar 2022
Rated 15 Feb 2009
80
88th
A movie that keeps you interested all through. Shows the resilience of the Jewish prisoners and their resourcefulness to be able to survive . It really does prod deep into your moral fabric. Do you abet your enemies just to survive. A really good movie. A must watch for all.
Rated 15 Feb 2009
Rated 12 Oct 2014
60
69th
A bit Schinder's Listy. But never boring. Still, if I had to choose to watch a holocaust drama in future, I'd choose Schindler over watching this again.
Rated 12 Oct 2014
Rated 18 Dec 2009
60
35th
Being a film about WW2, it wasn't as touching or upsetting as some of the other films I've seen. Nevertheless, I found the story about these Jewish prisoners in a Nazi prisoner camp making counterfeit money for the Nazi's quite interesting. The underlying question is one of morality. Do you make the counterfeit money as perfect as you can to save your own skin? Or do you sabotage the process to save those of others? I'd like to think that I would have done the latter, but I kind of doubt it...
Rated 18 Dec 2009
Rated 08 Sep 2007
60
40th
A well-told story which fails to impress. It doesn't matter that it's great technically, if it doesn't say anything new. The viewer simply doesn't carre both for protagonists and other prisoniers in the german concentration camp. Sad, as the story had a potential for a good action drama with Holocaust in the background.
Rated 08 Sep 2007
Rated 02 Feb 2013
63
64th
A fascinating story done in a workmanlike way, but mostly succeeds.
Rated 02 Feb 2013
Rated 23 Jan 2009
65
68th
good, but nothing special. the story seems to be told quite superficially. not really an oscar worthy film.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
Rated 17 Dec 2012
80
86th
A nice telling of a little-known story of the concentration camps that blurs the lines between the victims and the perpetrators. Our Jewish protagonist is a career criminal, the Kommandant is no fan of the Nazis. Each, in their own way, is simply doing what they can to survive in a world not of their making. Neither are sympathetic characters, and we like to think in their place we would show more moral fibre, but who could truly say they could when forced into such a horrific world?
Rated 17 Dec 2012
Rated 12 Apr 2008
75
49th
Good story that dragged in certain places.
Rated 12 Apr 2008
Rated 10 Apr 2010
78
76th
Harrowing film about the choice they had to make between funding the German war effort and ensuring their own survival.
Rated 10 Apr 2010
Rated 01 Aug 2010
85
64th
There are certain things I really like in this film (the directing for example), but there are also certain things I really hate. I'm attracted to the story, but the character fail to convince me and care for them. The things I hate are to hard to ignore, otherwise this would be a great movie.
Rated 01 Aug 2010
Rated 28 Mar 2009
82
73rd
Most Holocaust movies are pretty good, and people generally tend to be mindful about treating the subject matter carefully. This one is about as good as most of them. It's based on a true story (although many of the details were fictionalized) of a team of Jews hand-picked from the concentration camps to forge currency for the Nazis. It examines the moral complexities one would expect from such a situation with a decent amount of subtlety and realism. Well-done with good performances.
Rated 28 Mar 2009
Rated 11 Aug 2008
63
43rd
Good but not worthy of its Oscar.
Rated 11 Aug 2008
Rated 06 Dec 2019
6
55th
Well-acted, handsomely produced and absorbing, although it could have been more adventurous in dealing with the moral stakes.
Rated 06 Dec 2019
Rated 30 Mar 2008
80
81st
Well made movie about a rather unknown part of Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Rated 30 Mar 2008
Rated 28 Jul 2010
82
80th
I recently read Art Spiegelman's 'Maus', which was a similar tale of survival by any means necessary in the worst of times. The central performances were excellent, and it is a well told angle on one man's journey through the holocaust.
Rated 28 Jul 2010
Rated 05 Nov 2008
85
70th
Breathes some fresh air into the Holocaust genre, the hand held style and story give you a new perspective.
Rated 05 Nov 2008
Rated 17 Jun 2012
90
95th
Marvelously impressionistic beginning, which draws you right in and then it's like you're there in the midst of all that hell. Unfortunately though the battle between Sorowitsch and Burger began to seem a bit like a Point/Counterpoint debate, which gave the proceedings a somewhat forced quality. But the grit and wonderfully grave tone throughout are most resonant indeed.
Rated 17 Jun 2012
Rated 27 Sep 2008
75
65th
awesome acting by diehl and markovics.
Rated 27 Sep 2008
Rated 31 Oct 2009
35
48th
I barely even noticed the film was in German, and I don't even take German.
Rated 31 Oct 2009
Rated 25 Dec 2009
76
61st
The movie is most impressive in the way it makes the viewer feel the moral dilemma of being a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp forced to collaborate with them. It takes it's time, but it's strength is how well it's makes the viewer think about what his choices would have been in such a situation.
Rated 25 Dec 2009
Rated 16 Nov 2011
69
57th
A bunch of Jewish KZ interns during WWII are singled out because they're good at printing or counterfeiting, and put to work financing the Nazi war effort by printing fake pounds and dollars. If they're successful, they're a powerful nazi weapon. If they fail, they'll get killed. Slightly predictable but very worthy drama.
Rated 16 Nov 2011
Rated 06 May 2008
84
86th
Absolutely, it deserves the Academy Award.
Rated 06 May 2008
Rated 11 May 2011
68
70th
The script is unfortunate. However the directing and acting are good, and the production team does the best it can with the script they've got to work with. The ending was poor. What he does at the very end, did that really happen? If not, why add it? The true story is compelling enough. Still, it's probably one of the better WWII concentration camp films, at least since Jakob the Liar.
Rated 11 May 2011
Rated 01 Apr 2009
94
89th
fantastic concentration camp tale.......moving and engrossing! highly recommended.
Rated 01 Apr 2009
Rated 28 Jun 2009
63
67th
Gritty holocaust thriller that lacks emotional and cinematic weight to hold that flawed script.
Rated 28 Jun 2009
Rated 10 Jul 2009
74
72nd
Important part of the history from WWII. The frame story did not work that good and the main story was a bit flat.
Rated 10 Jul 2009
Rated 13 Apr 2008
85
58th
I agree with the review by Turin in that it isn't anything new, however this is based on a true story, so it should be more of a depiction than an innovation. It's a well done movie, but if you don't get a chance to see it then you're really not missing out on a whole lot.
Rated 13 Apr 2008
Rated 30 Mar 2012
79
81st
2. dünya savasi, almanya, yahudi, matbaa, kalpazanlik, nazi, toplama kampi (2. dünya savasi sirasinda yakalanan ünlü bir kalpazan para basmasi icin farkli bir toplama kampina sevk edilir.)
Rated 30 Mar 2012
Rated 27 Jan 2013
77
53rd
Huge sound problems and a few over-constructed figure-constellations, but still displays tragic moral questions.
Rated 27 Jan 2013
Rated 20 Nov 2010
90
89th
Great story. A movie that you can watch multiple times and still enjoy. I found it fascinating.
Rated 20 Nov 2010
Rated 26 Jul 2008
75
63rd
After a slow start this movie developed into an absorbing and morally complex character study.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
Rated 17 Nov 2011
25
61st
"Given the relatively intricate moral algebra, it's unfortunate that Ruzowitzky's images are too frequently monotonous and limiting." - Bill Weber
Rated 17 Nov 2011
Rated 16 Mar 2009
65
40th
It's an interesting angle of looking at the involvement of Jewish in WWII, but it was sort of uninspiring. The ending was bland, a bit cliche and boring.
Rated 16 Mar 2009
Rated 30 Mar 2008
85
95th
Though it moves a tad slowly, its emotional content cannot be denied, nor can its incredible story and great performances.
Rated 30 Mar 2008
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