---
title: 'The Boys from Brazil (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franklin J. Schaffner'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boys-from-brazil-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077269/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Boys from Brazil (1978)

1978 · 125 min · Science Fiction, Crime, Thriller · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 British-American science fiction thriller film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, and features James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen, Rosemary Harris, Anne Meara, Denholm Elliott, and Steve Guttenberg in supporting roles. The film is based on the 1976 novel of the same title by Ira Levin. It was nominated for three Academy Awards.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner)
- **Screenplay:** [Heywood Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/heywood-gould)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Martin Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-richards), [Martin Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-richards-2), [Stanley O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-o-toole)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)
- **Editor:** [Robert Swink](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-swink)

## Cast

- [Lilli Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lilli-palmer)
- [John Dehner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dehner)
- [James Mason](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mason)
- [John Rubinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-rubinstein)
- [Denholm Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/denholm-elliott)
- [David Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hurst)
- [Gregory Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-peck)
- [Linda Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-hayden)
- [Sky du Mont](https://cinepixo.com/people/sky-du-mont)
- [Uta Hagen](https://cinepixo.com/people/uta-hagen)
- [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier)
- [Wolf Kahler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-kahler)
- [Rosemary Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosemary-harris)
- [Prunella Scales](https://cinepixo.com/people/prunella-scales)
- [Günter Meisner](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-meisner)

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