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The Boys From Brazil [DVD] [1978]

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Actors: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Uta Hagen
Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writers: Heywood Gould, Ira Levin
Producers: Martin Richards, Robert Fryer, Stanley O'Toole
Format: PAL, Widescreen
Language English
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 18
Studio: ITV DVD
DVD Release Date: 14 April 2003
Run Time: 118 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00004I9OF
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,308 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Robustly entertaining and bracingly sinister, The Boys from Brazil stars Gregory Peck as the infamous Dr Josef Mengele, the former Nazi chief who intends to resurrect the Führer and create a Fourth Reich through genetic experiments that commence with the assassination of some 94 fathers. Elderly Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier, in an Oscar-nominated performance) is tipped to the plot, but his efforts to expose Peck (fiendishly cast against type) are thwarted by a set of menacing triplets played by Jeremy Black.

Back in 1978, The Boys from Brazil (adapted from Ira Levin's novel) was an incalculably tense, straight-faced entertainment whose lack of irony allowed the viewer to indulge the film's outrageous premise without moral offence. But in view of the scientific advancements made since the release of the film, it's now a cautionary tale, and all the more compelling for being so. Jerry Goldsmith's richly conceived, Oscar-nominated score--replete with echoes of Mahler and Strauss--reinforces this impression.--Kevin Mulhall

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The Boys From Brazil is a terrifying film about the perpetuation of a new race of Hitlers, based on Ira Levin's thrilling book of the same title. In the setting of 1970s South America, a notorious Nazi War criminal, Dr. Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck), gathers a group of former Nazis to work on a covert project to establish a Fourth Reich. But when famed Nazi-hunter Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier) is enlightened to Mengele's bone-chilling scheme--to clone 94 young Hitlers and cause horror on a global scale--he attempts to unravel the conspiracy.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Those Nazis are at it again!, 19 Jul 2003

By	Dennis E. Sisterson (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a rattling good movie about a bunch of ageing Nazis in South America cooking up a sinister scheme to regain power - Lawrence Olivier is in top form as the elderly Nazi-hunter who gradually realises that something dreadful is in the works. The central concept is, like all of Ira Levin's ideas (Rosemary's Baby, The Stepford Wives etc), quite brilliant - and slightly less absurd now than it might have seemed in the 70s when this film was made.
If you haven't seen it, your enjoyment might be diminished by other reviews on this page which give away key points.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling film about Hitler clones, 16 Dec 2002

By	Kona (Emerald City) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Boys From Brazil [VHS] [1978] (VHS Tape)

What if Hitler was cloned 94 times? That's the chilling premise of this must-see film. Dr. Joseph Mengele (played by Gregory Peck) has been living in Brazil since his horrific concentration camp experiments; he masterminded a plot to create 94 little duplicates of Hitler and they are now 14 years old. To recreate the life experiences of the real Hitler, all the boys' fathers must be killed this year. Lawrence Oliver plays Lieberman, a frail concentration camp survivor and Nazi-hunter, who discovers the fiendish plot. He meets several of the nasty little Hitler clones who all share the same creepy, superior attitude. As he is trying to save one father from being killed, he meets Mengele face to face. What would you do if you were Lieberman? And what is to be done with the boys?

Peck plays against type as the repulsive, cruel, insane doctor. Olivier is frail, wise, patient, and a victim no more. When Peck and Olivier meet at the chilling conclusion, we see two master actors at work. It's a tough scene to watch, but you cannot take your eyes off the screen.

The subject of cloning was just a theory in 1978 when this film was made; it is now, of course, a reality. The possiblity of new Adolf Hitlers, or other madmen, is indeed frightening. This is a movie you will never forget.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Absurd but enjoyable film, 30 Sep 2001

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The plot is a non-starter, but the utterly hammy cartoonish performance by Peck is first class, hear the classic "good guy (remember his oscar as Atticus)" proclaim that his colleague's wife is a "ugly ***** (hint: female dog)". What Franklin J. Schaffner (PATTON, PAPILLON) was thinking when he decided to direct this nonsense is a mystery, the Goldsmith score is however first rate. As for the DVD, its quality is even worse than the VHS version. No attempt has been made to improve either the image or audio quality. The image is presented in 16:9 format - Not anamorphic with poor definition. The audio is 2-channel mono dolby - Crank up the volume to listen to dialog ( momo tracks should have a loud dialog base to offset the score, this does not).
Overall - A interesting film but the DVD is (to use a phrase by Mr. Peck's character) an "ugly *****".

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5.0 out of 5 stars blu-ray vrs dvd
i got the blu-ray swaped it back for cheaper dvd and saw the dvd equal in quality, the ray had no 5.1 only mono and dust marks all over the place,not worth it. film is great.

Published 5 days ago by A. kennedy

5.0 out of 5 stars Scary
This film is very scary, not scary in the horror/gore/chiller sense, but certainly in the 'what if that happened' sense. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Eddy Tenn

5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling prospect
Watching a film about human cloning now makes it seems not as far fetched as when this film was made nearly 30 years ago. Read more

Published on 1 Sep 2007 by G. J. Weeks

3.0 out of 5 stars Good effort with a slightly overdone script
They would play this one straighter now that's for sure, if they remade it, as we now know this sort of thing premised in the film is very possible to do, and even likely to... Read more

Published on 19 Jul 2007 by Lou Knee

5.0 out of 5 stars "I am a scientist, I have done my job"
"You are an executioner, do yours!"

Barry Kohler (Steve Guttenberg) discovers the (NSDAP) is in 1978 Paraguay. Read more

Published on 11 Jan 2006 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars Very original and entertaining
The boys from brazil is an enjoyable original thriller about genetic cloning,a re-birth to national socialism. Read more

Published on 27 Nov 2002 by gkirwin

5.0 out of 5 stars Faithful adaptation of stonking good book.
I first saw this movie in 1980, having read the book. Having often been disappointed by substandard film adaptations of good novels I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality... Read more

Published on 29 April 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Film Lousy DVD
What appears to be a direct port from video. An atrocious waste of DVD but fine and chilling film.

Wait for a remstered edition

Published on 28 April 2000 by barrywall@cableinet.co.uk

3.0 out of 5 stars Promises much, but ultimately falls a little flat.
I was recomended that this film was not one to miss. As it turns out this film about genetic engineering, and the Nazi obsession with cloning falls flat and ultimately... Read more

Published on 29 Mar 2000 by gb600110@ntu.ac.uk

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