Counterfeiters (1940 film)
Counterfeiters (German: Falschmünzer) is a 1940 German crime film directed by Hermann Pfeiffer and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Rudolf Fernau and Karin Himboldt.[1]
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| German | Falschmünzer |
| Directed by | Hermann Pfeiffer |
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| Produced by | Eduard Kubat |
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| Cinematography | Walter Pindter |
| Edited by | Alexandra Anatra |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
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| Distributed by | Terra Film |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Mellin. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios in Berlin, and on location in Tirol.
Cast
- Kirsten Heiberg as Juliette Balouet, Betrügerin
- Rudolf Fernau as Gaston de Frossard, Kopf der Fälscherbande
- Karin Himboldt as Hanna, Kunstschülerin
- Hermann Brix as Herbert Engelke, graphic designer
- Theodor Loos as Professor Bassi
- Hermann Speelmans as Karl Bergmann aka Harry Gernreich
- Leo Peukert as Johann Weidling
- Lutz Götz as Poppinger, cattle herder
- Axel Monjé as Obersturmführer Dr. Bradt, detective commissioner
- Max Gülstorff as Zeltlin, criminal inspector from Zurich
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as Else Bornemann
- Peter Elsholtz as Fälscher
- Jakob Tiedtke as Papa Schmidt, plumber
- Hans Stiebner as Nico, forger
- Oscar Sabo as Oskar, accomplice of the gang in Berlin
- Bruno Hübner as Hubert Bonifatius, Lieb's friend
- Olga Engl as Antonie Lieb, shoe shop owner
- Julia Serda as Elvira
- Christa Dilthey as Juliette, maid at Hohenegg Castle
- Franz Arzdorf as waiter in the Berlin restaurant
- Walter Bechmann as hotel doorman in Zürich
- Friedrich Beug as henchmen of the counterfeiting gang
- Heinz Berghaus as Willy, pub owner
- Eduard Bornträger as concierge
- Erich Dunskus as Taxi driver
- Fritz Eckert as forensic detective at the police station
- Wilhelm Egger-Sell as concierge
- Fred Goebel as waiter in the Berlin restaurant
- Knut Hartwig as Detective, who interrogates Poppinger
- Oskar Höcker as policeman at the precinct
- Fred Köster as Parcel carrier at the Zurich hotel
- Hermann Mayer-Falkow as police officer in uniform
- Paul Mederow as Tomaselli, art collector
- Michael von Newlinsky as waiter in the Berlin restaurant
- Georg A. Profé as waiter in the Berlin restaurant
- Klaus Pohl as street newspaper vendor
- Walter Pose as policeman at the precinct
- Alfred Pussert as Weber, technician in the police laboratory
- Max Vierlinger as cashier at the hotel
- Ewald Wenck as Taxi driver
- Willy Witte as Obersturmführer Kluger der Berliner Kriminalpolizei
- Max Harry Ernst as Tomaselli's guest
- Angelo Ferrari as a member of the counterfeiting gang
- Benno Gellenbeck as professor of the drawing class
- Karl Jüstel as Tomaselli's guest
- Alfred Karen as Tomaselli's guest
- Isolde Laugs as woman in the newsstand
- Bruno Tillessen as head of the hotel dining room
References
- Giesen, Rolf. Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2003. p. 193. ISBN 0786438703.
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