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The Boys From Brazil

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Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck) clones Hitler 95 times, and hopes to raise the resulting boys in Brazil, giving them childhoods identical to Hitler's. His ultimate plan is to create a band of Nazi leaders that can continue where Hitler left off, forming the Fourth Reich. Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), a Nazi hunter, learns of the plan and is determined to thwart it. When the two meet face-to-face in the home of one of the Hitler clones, it is up to the boy to choose who he will assist.
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Critics Consensus

Its story takes some dubious turns, but a high-caliber cast and a gripping pace fashion The Boys from Brazil into an effective thriller.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker 05/28/2019
This picture is another of [producer] Lew Grade's international blockbuster packages; the deals are worked out in terms of story elements that will sell and of performers with followings in as many markets as possible. Go to Full Review Gary Arnold Washington Post 04/30/2018
An impressive feat of carefully designed and modulated academic filmmaking, a class job in the tradition of Hitchcock or Wyler at their most polished. Go to Full Review Ian Nathan Empire Magazine 03/27/2009
3/5
Dark thriller that does its best but ultimately doesn't completely convince. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/29/2024
3/4
The polished direction by Franklin J. Schaffner and the presence of a strong supporting roster (even Steve Guttenberg isn’t bad) lend stature to the farfetched proceedings. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 05/26/2024
3/5
…a rattling good pot-boiler, with a daft sci-fi story disguising serious undertones…in 2024, the idea of clones in the image of the world’s worst mass murderer seems like a prescient one metaphorically rather than literally… Go to Full Review Augusto Martínez Torres El Pais (Spain) 08/08/2019
In an excess of ambition, this imaginative story tries to address too many things at once. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ron K @ronk123 Jun 27 One of my all-time favorite Gregory Peck movies. He plays an incredible Joseph Mengeles. See more MB B. @Moneypenny May 30 My husband and I had never seen this movie before, so when it came on Turner Classic Movies, we thought we'd give it a watch. OMG, what a whack-a-doodle film! At times, it was like watching a Mel Brooks spoof. See more Bill K @BDKowalski May 14 See this for the pandering script, the Oscar winning performance of Lawrence Olivier, and best of all, you will not want to miss uber-ham Gregory Peck chewing holes in the scenery. My entire family has one favorite lie from this movie: "Shut up, you ugly bitch!" See more Ari V @RT59419633 Mar 3 Some interesting elements, but the propaganda (e.g., zionist) is too strong for it to be particularly memorable. See more Thomas D @Thom1967 Dec 19 Very good story ! You got to be a fan of this style of movies of course, if you are… You got to see this one ! See more thiago s @Thiagostone Sep 15 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, não tem porra não de brasil nesse filme. See more Read all reviews
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Franklin J. Schaffner

Director

Gregory Peck

Dr. Josef Mengele

Laurence Olivier

Ezra Lieberman

James Mason

Eduard Seibert

Lilli Palmer

Esther Lieberman

Uta Hagen

Frieda Maloney

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Synopsis Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck) clones Hitler 95 times, and hopes to raise the resulting boys in Brazil, giving them childhoods identical to Hitler's. His ultimate plan is to create a band of Nazi leaders that can continue where Hitler left off, forming the Fourth Reich. Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), a Nazi hunter, learns of the plan and is determined to thwart it. When the two meet face-to-face in the home of one of the Hitler clones, it is up to the boy to choose who he will assist.
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Producer
Stanley O'Toole, Martin Richards
Screenwriter
Heywood Gould
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Producers Circle, Sir Lew Grade, ITC Films
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 1978, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
2h 3m
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