The Counterfeiters

Winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Stefan Ruzowitzky's THE COUNTERFEITERS is the first film from Austria to ever receive that prestigious honor. Based on the memoir by Adolf Burger, the film tells the inspiring story of a pre- World War II criminal whose cunning and fiery spirit enable him to overcome deadly odds and survive life in Germany's Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Before the war, Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics) was one of the world's most ingenious counterfeiters, until he was finally caught and arrested by Friedrich Herzog (Devid Striesow). Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky Star: August Diehl, Karl Markovics, Devid Striesow, August Zirner, Marie Bdumer, Special Features: Widescreen 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital - German Subtitles - English Optional Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - Stefan Ruzowitzky, Director Deleted Scenes.