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The Boys from Brazil

1978·125 min

The Boys from Brazil

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner

DramaMysteryScience Fiction

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

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Dr. Josef Mengele

Laurence Olivier

Ezra Lieberman

Eduard Seibert

Esther Lieberman

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Screenplay

Stanley O'Toole

Producer

Martin Richards

Producer

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

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The Boys from Brazil (1978) is about nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.

Who directed The Boys from Brazil?

Franklin J. Schaffner directed The Boys from Brazil (1978).

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