The Boys from Brazil 1978
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
- Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
- 125 min
- R
If they survive… will we?
Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.
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Classical in form, earnest, plot-driven and epic.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Gregory PeckDr. Josef Mengele
- Laurence OlivierEzra Lieberman
- James MasonEduard Seibert
- Lilli PalmerEsther Lieberman
- Uta HagenFrieda Maloney
- Steve GuttenbergBarry Kohler
- Denholm ElliottSidney Beynon
- Rosemary HarrisMrs. Doring
- John DehnerHenry Wheelock
- John RubinsteinDavid Bennett
Crew
- Franklin J. SchaffnerDirector
- Heywood GouldScreenplay
- Ira LevinNovel
- Henri DecaëDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Robert SwinkEditor
- Stanley O'TooleProducer
- Martin RichardsProducer
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