The Counterfeiters (2007) – Filming Locations
Drama / War · Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky · Starring Karl Markovics
The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
Where was The Counterfeiters filmed?
- Vienna, Austria, Vienna – Opening sequences showing Salomon Sorowitsch's life as a counterfeiter before his arrest. Vienna's period streets and architecture establish the pre-war Jewish community and underworld setting
- Mauthausen, Austria, Mauthausen – Prisoners arrive at the camp and experience brutal conditions; primary setting for the majority of the film. The actual former concentration camp location provides authentic historical context for the prisoners' experiences and Operation Bernhard
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Nazi officials and authorities conducting operations related to the counterfeiting project. Berlin sequences depict Nazi command structure overseeing Operation Bernhard and the counterfeiting scheme
- Prague, Czech Republic, Prague – Sorowitsch attempts to escape and hide after the war's end. Prague's architecture and streets serve as the location for post-liberation sequences and the film's ambiguous conclusion