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The Boys from Brazil (1978) — Ligoscope

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978 · 125 min · Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · R

Drama Mystery Science Fiction

★ 6.7(448 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

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.

Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Dr. Josef Mengele

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Ezra Lieberman

James Mason

James Mason

Eduard Seibert

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Esther Lieberman

Uta Hagen

Uta Hagen

Frieda Maloney

Crew

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer: Heywood Gould
Producer: Stanley O'Toole, Martin Richards
Cinematography: Henri Decaë
Editor: Robert Swink
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

Details

Studios: The Producer Circle Co., ITC Entertainment
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English
Release: October 5, 1978

Releases

Oct 05, 1978United StatesTheatricalR

Oct 12, 1978NetherlandsTheatrical16

Dec 15, 1978GreeceTheatrical13

Jan 01, 1979BrazilTheatrical14

Mar 15, 1979United KingdomTheatrical18

Mar 16, 1979IrelandTheatrical

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Steve Guttenberg

Steve Guttenberg

Barry Kohler

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Sidney Beynon

Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

Mrs. Doring

John Dehner

John Dehner

Henry Wheelock

John Rubinstein

John Rubinstein

David Bennett

Anne Meara

Anne Meara

Mrs. Curry

Jeremy Black

Jack Curry / Simon Harrington / Erich Doring / Bobby Wheelock

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Professor Bruckner

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Mundt

David Hurst

David Hurst

Strasser

Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Lofquist

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Mr. Harrington

Joachim Hansen

Joachim Hansen

Fassler

Sky du Mont

Sky du Mont

Dietrich Hessen

Carl Duering

Carl Duering

Trausteiner

Linda Hayden

Linda Hayden

Nancy

Richard Marner

Richard Marner

Doring

Georg Marischka

Georg Marischka

Gunther

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Farnbach

Production Design

18

Mar 28, 1979ItalyTheatrical

Apr 06, 1979PortugalTheatricale 14

May 21, 1979SwedenTheatrical15

May 30, 1979FranceTheatrical

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