Plot & Details
This film of Ira Levin's novel The Boys from Brazil wastes no time in establishing the fact that several seemingly unrelated men have been mysteriously murdered. Elderly Jewish Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), brought into the case when the clues seem to point to a neo-fascist plot, traces the trail of evidence to Paraguay. Here he finds an unregenerate Auschwitz doctor, patterned on Joseph Mengele and played by -- of all people -- Gregory Peck. Lieberman discovers that the murdered men had all fathered sons who were identical -- the results of a cloning experiment, designed to create a race of incipient Hitlers.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Genre(s): Crime and Mystery,Drama
- Run Time: 130min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 10/05/1978
- DVD Release Date: 12/14/1999
- Distributor(s): Artisan
- Director(s): Franklin J. Schaffner
- Starring: Gregory Peck , Laurence Olivier , James Mason , Lilli Palmer , Uta Hagen
- Themes: Crimes Against Humanity,Conspiracies,Mad Scientists
- Tone: Disturbing,Gritty,Menacing,Paranoid,Tense
- Keywords: Nazi-hunter,doctor,genetic-engineering,war-crimes
- Language: English
Awards
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Editing | Robert Swink | Nominated |
| 1978 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Original Score | Jerry Goldsmith | Nominated |
| 1978 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actor | Laurence Olivier | Nominated |
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Gregory Peck | Nominated |
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