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.
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Cast
33 people
Gregory Peck
Dr. Josef Mengele
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
Laurence Olivier
Ezra Lieberman
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
James Mason
Eduard Seibert
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Lilli Palmer
Esther Lieberman
Known for
The House That Screamed
Body and Soul
Uta Hagen
Frieda Maloney
Known for
The Other
Reversal of Fortune
Steve Guttenberg
Barry Kohler
Known for
Police Academy
Short Circuit
Denholm Elliott
Sidney Beynon
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Trading Places
Rosemary Harris
Mrs. Doring
Known for
Spider-Man 2
This Means War
John Dehner
Henry Wheelock
Known for
Airplane II: The Sequel
The Left Handed Gun
John Rubinstein
David Bennett
Known for
21 Grams
Red Dragon
Anne Meara
Mrs. Curry
Known for
Awakenings
Like Mike
Jeremy Black
Jack Curry / Simon Harrington / Erich Doring / Bobby Wheelock
Franklin J. Schaffner Director · Heywood Gould Screenplay Ira Levin Author
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $12M · United States release October 5, 1978
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$19,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
The Producer Circle Co.
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ITC Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
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Incorporated Television Company
Production
Producers Circle
Production
United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 5, 1978
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1979 · Theatrical
France
May 30, 1979 · Theatrical
Germany
September 12, 1985 · Physical
Greece
December 15, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 16, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
March 28, 1979 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 12, 1978 · Theatrical
April 13, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
Portugal
April 6, 1979 · Theatrical
Spain
November 2, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 21, 1979 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 15, 1979 · Theatrical
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