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The Boys from Brazil

Name: The Boys from Brazil
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 1978-10-05
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen

1978 · 2h 5m · Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

IMDb 7.0 Metacritic 40 RT 72%

If you're in the mood for a taut thriller with high-concept sci-fi stakes and a genuinely unsettling premise, YES—this 1978 Hitchcock-influenced gem deserves your attention tonight. Gregory Peck versus Laurence Olivier in a cat-and-mouse game about cloning Hitler is the kind of audacious, intelligent thriller they don't make anymore.

Plot

Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Cast: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen

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