
Movie · drama, mystery
The Boys from Brazil
1978 · 2h 5m · R
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What is it about? The Boys from Brazil
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.
Genres: drama, mystery, science fiction. Themes: nazi, paraguay, mengele, doberman, nazi hunter, third reich (iii reich 1933-45).
Cast and crew The Boys from Brazil
AllCreators
- Directed byFranklin J. Schaffner
- ScreenplayHeywood Gould
- Based on the novel byIra Levin
- MusicJerry Goldsmith
- CinematographyHenri Decaë
- EditingRobert Swink
Full cast and crew33 cast members, 77 crew
Cast:
- Gregory Peck · Josef Mengele
- Laurence Olivier · Ezra Lieberman
- James Mason · Eduard Seibert
- Lilli Palmer · Esther Lieberman
- Uta Hagen · Frieda Maloney
- Steve Guttenberg · Barry Kohler
- Denholm Elliott · Sidney Beynon
- Rosemary Harris · Doring
- John Dehner · Henry Wheelock
- John Rubinstein · David Bennett
- Anne Meara · Curry
- Jeremy Black · Jack Curry
- Bruno Ganz · Professor Bruckner
- Walter Gotell · Mundt
- David Hurst · Strasser
- Wolfgang Preiss · Lofquist
- Michael Gough · Harrington
- Joachim Hansen · Fassler
- Sky du Mont · Dietrich Hessen
- Carl Duering · Trausteiner
- Linda Hayden · Nancy
- Richard Marner · Doring
- Georg Marischka · Gunther
- Günter Meisner · Farnbach
- Prunella Scales · Harrington
- Raul Faustino Saldanha · Ismael
- Jürgen Andersen · Wolfgang Kleist
- Mervyn Nelson · Stroop
- David Brandon · Schmidt
- Monica Gearson · Gertrud
- Wolf Kahler · Arno Schwimmer
- Gerti Gordon · Berthe
- Joseph Oliveira · German Newspaper Boy (uncredited)
Crew:
- Ira Levin · Novel
- Franklin J. Schaffner · Director
- Heywood Gould · Screenplay
- Martin Richards · Producer
- Stanley O'Toole · Producer
- Robert Fryer · Executive Producer
- Jerry Goldsmith · Original Music Composer
- Henri Decaë · Director of Photography
- Anthony Mendleson · Costume Design
- Alixe Gordin · Casting
- Gil Parrondo · Production Design
- Robert Swink · Editor
- Renate Arbes · Casting
- Maude Spector · Casting
Trailer The Boys from Brazil
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Details The Boys from Brazil

- First theatrical release
- October 5, 1978
- Release in the US
- October 5, 1978
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studios
- The Producer Circle Co., ITC Entertainment
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $12M
- Worldwide gross
- $19M
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Boys from Brazil?
2h 5m (125 minutes).
Who’s in The Boys from Brazil?
Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen, Steve Guttenberg, Denholm Elliott, Rosemary Harris, John Dehner, and John Rubinstein. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
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