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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.
- Original title
- The Boys from Brazil
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB,US
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Revenue
- $19,000,000
Wuchak
Apr 19, 2025 · via TMDB
**_Imaginative conspiracy thriller involving escaped German war criminals_** A discredited Nazi-hunter in Vienna (Laurence Olivier) slowly learns of a plot to resurrect the Third Reich spearheaded by a mad geneticist, who’s conducting experiments in remote Paraguay (Gregory Peck). James Mason is also on hand as a colonel in the latter’s service. “The Boys from Brazil” (1978) was based on the book by Ira Levin, who’s known for “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Stepford Wives.” It was helmed by the director of “Planet of the Apes,” “Patton” and “Papillon.” You could say it’s cut from the same cloth as “The Odessa File” and “Marathon Man,” just mixed with the weird horror elements for which Levin was known. Beyond the high caliber cast, the creativity of the script is a highlight (the less you know, the better), along with the great locations and entertaining bits spiced throughout, sometimes reflecting a (welcome) sense of humor or hamminess. A couple of examples include the superb dam sequence and Josef’s unexpected fit at the Nazi celebration, not to mention playful Mrs. Doring and the amusing blonde mother. It runs 2 hours, 4 minutes, and was shot primarily in Portugal with additional filming in London, Vienna, Austria (the dam sequence) and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. GRADE: A-/B+
CinemaSerf
Jun 4, 2023 · via TMDB
I recall the first time I saw this - aged ten, or so, and been terrified by the ending... Laurence Olivier is "Lieberman", a Nazi hunter who is given some detailed information from a very young Steve Guttenburg ("Kohler") that his long sought nemesis Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck) is thriving in Paraguay - and that he has an intriguing ongoing scheme that could reignite the whole Nazi movement. What ensues involves Oliver travelling to South America where he must thwart this deadly plan. Neither actor are at the top of their game, indeed for many of Olivier's scenes I half expected Neil Diamond to emerge singing "Love on the Rocks" (even if we are 18 months too early). There is certainly something menacing about the whole thing, though - the concept of human closing and the manipulation of a person's evolution is scarily depicted as the scenarios build well to my aforementioned denouement that even now, I find suitably effective. James Mason has a bit part as the Nazi henchman "Siebert", and Lilli Palmer is quite good as Olivier's daughter ("Esther") and they add a little depth to this over-long, but decently paced mystery. Oddly enough, the questions it asks have more potency 40 years after it was made, and you can't help but wonder just how conceivable this whole thing might actually be...
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Gregory Peck
Dr. 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
Mrs. Doring
John Dehner
Henry Wheelock
John Rubinstein
David Bennett
Anne Meara
Mrs. Curry
Bruno Ganz
Professor Bruckner
Walter Gotell
Mundt
David Hurst
Strasser
Wolfgang Preiss
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Michael Gough
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Sky du Mont
Dietrich Hessen
Carl Duering
Trausteiner
Linda Hayden
Nancy
Richard Marner
Doring
Georg Marischka
Gunther
Günter Meisner
Farnbach
Prunella Scales
Mrs. Harrington
Wolf Kahler
Arno Schwimmer
Peter Lamont
Art Direction
Dewi Humphreys
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Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Robert Easton
Dialect Coach
Alan Ladd Jr.
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Lew Grade
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Eddie Powell
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Franklin J. Schaffner
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Martin Richards
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Jerry Goldsmith
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Jerry Goldsmith
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Ira Levin
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Heywood Gould
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