The Boys from Brazil Overview:

The Boys from Brazil (1978) was a Film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and produced by Robert Fryer, Stanley O'Toole and Martin Richards.

Academy Awards 1978 --- Ceremony Number 52 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActorLaurence OlivierNominated
Best Film EditingRobert E. SwinkNominated
Best Music - ScoringJerry GoldsmithNominated
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The Boys from Brazil

By Barry P. on Oct 3, 2020 From Cinematic Catharsis

(1978) Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner; Written by Heywood Gould; Based on the novel by Ira Levin; Starring: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier; James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen, Steve Guttenberg, Denholm Elliott, Rosemary Harris, Bruno Ganz and Michael Gough; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating ... Read full article


The Boys from Brazil (1978) – The Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier Blogathon

By Summer Reeves on Oct 29, 2015 From Serendipitous Anachronisms

The Boys from Brazil (1978) – The Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier Blogathon 29 Thursday Oct 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1970s, Blogathon, Drama, Politics, Sci-Fi ≈ 10 Comments Tags1970s, Blogathon, Creepy True Story, Drama, Poli... Read full article


Quickie Review: The Boys From Brazil (1978)

By Michael on Feb 25, 2015 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

The Boys From Brazil is an odd movie in that it brings together a number of topics that seem to have been in the air at the time of its development. The film is a hybrid of science fiction, conspiracy, and spy movie, all brought together under an umbrella of neo-Nazism. It depicts the efforts of inf... Read full article


The Boys from Brazil (1978)

By Lindsey on Jan 4, 2015 From The Motion Pictures

Barry Kohler (Steve Guttenberg) is in Paraguay, where he’s discovered a group of war criminals of the Third Reich holding secret meetings, led by the infamous Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck). Barry contacts Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), a man coined “the Nazi hunter” by the press... Read full article


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