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Counterfeiters
The Counterfeiters or Counterfeiters may refer to: * ''The Counterfeiters'' (novel), a 1925 novel by André Gide * ''Counterfeiters'' (1940 film), a German film * ''The Counterfeiters'' (1948 film) * ''The Counterfeiters'' (2007 film), a 2007 film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky * ''The Counterfeiters'' (2010 film), a 2010 film based on the Gide novel * ''Counterfeiters'' (2017 film), a 2017 film written, directed by, and starring Bryce Hirschberg See also * Counterfeit (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Counterfeiters, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Counterfeiters (novel)
''The Counterfeiters'' (french: Les Faux-monnayeurs) is a 1925 novel by French author , first published in . With many characters and crisscrossing plotlines, its main theme is that of the original and the copy, and what differentiates them – both in the external plot of the counterfeit gold coins and in the portrayal of the characters' feelings and their relationships. ''The Counterfeiters'' is a novel-within-a-novel, with (the alter ego of ) intending to write a book of the same title. Other stylistic devices are also used, such as an omniscient narrator who sometimes addresses the reader directly, weighs in on the characters' motivations or discusses alternate realities. Therefore, the book has been seen as a precursor of the . The structure of the novel was written to mirror "Cubism", in that it interweaves between several different plots and portrays multiple points of view. The novel features a considerable number of bisexual or gay male characters – the adole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counterfeiters (2017 Film)
''Counterfeiters'' is a 2017 American action film, directed, produced, written by, and starring Bryce Hirschberg. ''Counterfeiters'' (based on his short film by the same name), tells the story of a young man, Bridger, who creates a "do-it-yourself" method of counterfeiting money to save his dying mother. It is notable for being filmed almost entirely on a boat in Marina del Rey, California on a shoe-string budget. Plot Recent college graduate and hard-working kid, Bridger ( Bryce Hirschberg), receives heartbreaking news that his mother has cancer. Strapped for cash, he needs to make more money than his day job pays to provide his mother with treatment. As fate would have it, he finds a half bleached dollar bill in his pocket after pulling his clothes out of the wash. This spurs an idea on how to 'make' a ton of money. BUT he would only focus on counterfeiting 'small' bills, 5s, 10s, 20s, because 'who checks a $10?'. After bringing his close friends in on the scheme, they begin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Counterfeiters (2007 Film)
''The Counterfeiters'' (german: Die Fälscher) is a 2007 Austrian-German drama film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. It fictionalizes Operation Bernhard, a secret plan by Nazi Germany during World War II to destabilize the United Kingdom by flooding its economy with forged Bank of England pound notes. The film centres on a Jewish counterfeiter, Salomon 'Sally' Sorowitsch, who is coerced into assisting the operation at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The film is based on the 1983 Czech-language memoir ''Komando padělatelů'' ("The Commando of Counterfeiters") by Adolf Burger, which would eventually be published in English as ''The Devil's Workshop''. Burger was a Jewish Slovak typographer who was imprisoned in 1942 for forging baptismal certificates to save Jews from deportation and was later interned at Sachsenhausen to work on Operation Bernhard. Ruzowitzky consulted closely with Burger through almost every stage of the writing and production. The film won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counterfeiters (1940 Film)
The Counterfeiters or Counterfeiters may refer to: * ''The Counterfeiters'' (novel), a 1925 novel by André Gide * ''Counterfeiters'' (1940 film), a German film * ''The Counterfeiters'' (1948 film) * ''The Counterfeiters'' (2007 film), a 2007 film written and directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky * ''The Counterfeiters'' (2010 film), a 2010 film based on the Gide novel * ''Counterfeiters'' (2017 film), a 2017 film written, directed by, and starring Bryce Hirschberg See also * Counterfeit (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Counterfeiters, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Counterfeiters (1948 Film)
''The Counterfeiters'' is a 1948 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton and Barbara Worth. The film stars John Sutton, Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont, Lon Chaney, Jr., George O'Hanlon and Robert Kent. The film was released on May 28, 1948, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Cast * John Sutton as Inspector Jeff MacAllister *Doris Merrick as Margo Talbot *Hugh Beaumont as Philip Drake *Lon Chaney, Jr. as Louie Struber *George O'Hanlon as Frankie Dodge * Robert Kent as Tony Richards *Herbert Rawlinson as Norman Talbot *Pierre Watkin as Carter *Don C. Harvey as Dan Taggart *Fred Coby as Piper *Joi Lansing as Caroline *Scott Brady Scott Brady (born Gerard Kenneth Tierney; September 13, 1924 – April 16, 1985) was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in Western films and as a ubiquitous television presence. He played the title role in the televi ... as Jerry McGee References External links * 1948 films 1940s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Counterfeiters (2010 Film)
''The Counterfeiters'' (french: Les Faux-monnayeurs) is a 2010 television film based on the 1925 novel '' The Counterfeiters'' by André Gide. The two-hour film was directed by Benoît Jacquot and stars Melvil Poupaud as Edouard X., Maxime Berger as Olivier, and Dolores Chaplin as Lady Lilian Griffith. Originally Jacquot, who is also the screenwriter, had planned this project as a 180-minute two-parter, but this was later reduced to a 120-minute telefilm. The film premiered on France 2 on January 5, 2011. In March 2012, it was released on region 2 DVD by Optimale. Cast * Melvil Poupaud as Edouard * Patrick Mille as Robert de Passavant * Jules-Angelo Bigarnet as Bernard * Maxime Berger as Olivier * Laurence Cordier as Laura Azaïs * Vladimir Consigny as Vincent * Dolores Chaplin as Lilian Griffith * Jean-Marc Stehlé as Mr. Lapérouse * Anne Bennent as Sphroniska * Thomas Momplot as Georges * Sandrine Dumas Sandrine Dumas (born 28 April 1963) is a French film and stage act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
