Rotten
The plot is less suspenseful than the overacting contest between the two leads, Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck, who spend most of their screen time one-upping each other in affectations.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
The Boys from Brazil
If they survive… will we?
1978 · 2h 5m · R
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
Directed by
Franklin J. Schaffner
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The Boys from Brazil
Overview
Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.
Director and cast
- Franklin J. Schaffner Director
- Gregory Peck as Dr. Josef Mengele
- Laurence Olivier as Ezra Lieberman
- James Mason as Eduard Seibert
- Lilli Palmer as Esther Lieberman
- Uta Hagen as Frieda Maloney
- Steve Guttenberg as Barry Kohler
- Denholm Elliott as Sidney Beynon
- Rosemary Harris as Mrs. Doring
- John Dehner as Henry Wheelock
- John Rubinstein as David Bennett
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Rotten
With two excellent antagonists in Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, The Boys from Brazil presents a gripping, suspenseful drama for nearly all of its two hours -- then lets go at the end and falls into a heap.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
The answer should have made a great thriller, but the film is sunk by a series of preposterous performances.
Time Out
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