Counterfeiters (1940 film) explained
| Counterfeiters |
| Director: | Hermann Pfeiffer |
| Producer: | Eduard Kubat |
| Editing: | Alexandra Anatra |
| Distributor: | Terra Film |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
Counterfeiters (German: '''Falschmünzer''') is a 1940 German crime film directed by Hermann Pfeiffer and starring Kirsten Heiberg, Rudolf Fernau and Karin Himboldt.[1]
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, Grafiker
- Theodor Loos as Professor Bassi
- Hermann Speelmans as Karl Bergmann aka Harry Gernreich
- Leo Peukert as Johann Weidling
- Lutz Götz as Poppinger, Viehhändler
- Axel Monjé as Obersturmführer Dr. Bradt, Kriminalkommissar
- Max Gülstorff as Zeltlin, Kriminalinspektor aus Zürich
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as Else Bornemann
- Peter Elsholtz as Fälscher
- Jakob Tiedtke as Papa Schmidt, Toilettenmann
- Hans Stiebner as Nico, Fälscher
- Oscar Sabo as Oskar, Komplize der Bande in Berlin
- Bruno Hübner as Hubert Bonifatius, ein bekannter der Schwestern Lieb
- Olga Engl as Antonie Lieb, Inhaberin des Schuhgeschäfts
- Julia Serda as Elvira
- Christa Dilthey as Juliette, Zofe auf Schloß Hohenegg
- Franz Arzdorf as Kellner im Berliner Restaurant
- Walter Bechmann as Hoteldiener in Zürich
- Friedrich Beug as Handlanger in der Fälscherbande
- Heinz Berghaus as Willy, der Kneipenwirt
- Eduard Bornträger as Hotelportier
- Erich Dunskus as Taxichauffeur
- Fritz Eckert as Kriminalbeamter im Polizeilabor
- Wilhelm Egger-Sell as Hotelportier
- Fred Goebel as Kellner im Berliner Restaurant
- Knut Hartwig as Kriminalbeamter, der Poppinger verhört
- Oskar Höcker as Polizist am Revier
- Fred Köster as Paketbote im Züricher Hotel
- Hermann Meyer-Falkow as Polizeibeamter in Uniform
- Paul Mederow as Tomaselli, Kunstsammler
- Michael von Newlinsky as Kellner im Berliner Restaurant
- Georg A. Profé as Kellner im Berliner Restaurant
- Klaus Pohl as Straßenzeitungsverkäufer
- Walter Pose as Polizist am Revier
- Alfred Pussert as Weber, Techniker im Polizeilabor
- Max Vierlinger as Kassierer im Hotel
- Ewald Wenck as Taxichauffeur
- Willy Witte as Obersturmführer Kluger der Berliner Kriminalpolizei
- Max Harry Ernst as Gast bei Tomaselli
- Angelo Ferrari as Ein Mitglied der Fälscherbande
- Benno Gellenbeck as Professor der Zeichenklasse
- Karl Jüstel as Gast bei Tomaselli
- Alfred Karen as Gast bei Tomaselli
- Isolde Laugs as Frau im Zeitungskiosk
- Bruno Tillessen as Ober im Hotelspeisesaal
Bibliography
- Rolf Giesen. Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2003.
Notes and References
- Giesen p. 193
