The Counterfeiters (DVD)

The Counterfeiters (2007) starring Karl Markovics. In 1938 Berlin, a Jewish master forger (Markovics) is arrested just as he is about to escape the clutches of the Nazis. His artistry allows him to survive for five years in concentration camps, until he is tasked with counterfeiting British and American currency to help fund the German war effort. With a small group of fellow artists, he succeeds in duplicating the British pound, but finds himself stymied by the dollar. The film gives us a fascinating, though grim, look at a little-known facet of the history of World War II. Grade: A-