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The Boys from Brazil( 1978)

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If they survive… will we?

Overview

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gregory Peck

      Dr. Josef Mengele

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      Laurence Olivier

      Ezra Lieberman

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      James Mason

      Eduard Seibert

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      Lilli Palmer

      Esther Lieberman

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      Uta Hagen

      Frieda Maloney

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      Steve Guttenberg

      Barry Kohler

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      Denholm Elliott

      Sidney Beynon

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      Rosemary Harris

      Mrs. Doring

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      John Dehner

      Henry Wheelock

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      John Rubinstein

      David Bennett

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      Anne Meara

      Mrs. Curry

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      Jeremy Black

      Jack Curry / Simon Harrington / Erich Doring / Bobby Wheelock

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      Bruno Ganz

      Professor Bruckner

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      Walter Gotell

      Mundt

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      David Hurst

      Strasser

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      Wolfgang Preiss

      Lofquist

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      Michael Gough

      Mr. Harrington

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      Joachim Hansen

      Fassler

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      Sky du Mont

      Hessen

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      Carl Duering

      Trausteiner

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      Linda Hayden

      Nancy

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      Richard Marner

      Doring

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      Georg Marischka

      Gunther

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      Günter Meisner

      Farnbach

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      Prunella Scales

      Mrs. Harrington

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      Raul Faustino Saldanha

      Ismael

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      Jürgen Andersen

      Kleist

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      Mervyn Nelson

      Stroop

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      David Brandon

      Schmidt

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      Monica Gearson

      Gertrud

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      Wolf Kahler

      Schwimmer

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      Gerti Gordon

      Berthe

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 04 2023
    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 Diamo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    12000000.00

    Revenue

    19000000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • nazi
    • paraguay
    • mengele
    • doberman
    • nazi hunter
    • third reich (iii reich 1933-45)
    • human cloning
    • josef mengele