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The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

6,7 /10 (451 Votes)
1978 EN 125 min

Overview

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

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Release date

05/10/1978

Votes

451

Popularity

3.3

If they survive… will we?

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

125 min

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$19,000,000

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-06-04

⭐ 7

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 Diam…

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2025-04-19

⭐ 8

**_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 cl…

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