The film is about the end of the Second World War, when a famous Nazi doctor hatches a secret plan to ensure the birth of 94 identical children around the world. These children are trained as clones of the famous Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The Nazi doctor enlists the help of advances in cloning technology while carrying out this plan.
The movie features a cast starring famous actors Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier. Peck plays the Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, while Olivier plays the role of Ezra Lieberman, a lawyer living in Israel.
The plot of The Boys From Brazil is based on a scenario where, towards the end of the Second World War, a famous Nazi doctor devised a secret plan to ensure the birth of 94 identical children around the world, raising these children as clones of Adolf Hitler.
The film tells the story of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele hatching a secret plan to breed clones of the famous Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, who are seen as the only surviving heirs after his death. Under this scheme, 94 identical-looking children raised in farmhouses around the world are being raised as clones of Hitler.
Lawyer Ezra Lieberman living in Israel realizes this strange situation and decides to thwart Mengele's plan. Lieberman determines where Mengele's Hitler clones were being raised and takes action to stop Mengele's plan. Meanwhile, Mengele is ready to do anything to protect the existence of the Hitler clones and raises many obstacles to eliminate Lieberman.
While the film has a real plot based on the post-war Nazi war crimes and the post-war Nazi escapes, its screenplay is a purely fictional one. The Boys From Brazil is among the thriller and adventure genres and leaves the audience with an astonishing story.
The Boys From Brazil was well received by critics and was nominated for several awards.
- 1979 Golden Globe Awards: Gregory Peck was nominated for Best Actor - Drama.
- 1979 Saturn Awards: Nominated for Best Sci-Fi Soundtrack.
- 1979 Edgar Awards: Nominated for Best Motion Picture.
- 1979 David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Production.
Performances by famous actors such as Laurence Olivier and James Mason were also praised by critics.
There is also interesting information listed about the movie.
- Gregory Peck, who played the famous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele in The Boys From Brazil, was an actor who normally took on heroic roles. However, his acceptance to play the role of Mengele caused controversy.
- During the filming of the movie, the famous actor Laurence Olivier suffered from serious health problems. As a result, he had to do voiceovers in some scenes.
- The film is largely inspired by true events. However, part of the scenario is purely fictitious.
- The original director of the movie was Roman Polanski, but he refused to shoot the movie himself. This was because Polanski was imprisoned in the United States at the time.
- The Boys From Brazil faced a lot of criticism during its shooting. Some critics were critical of the handling of the film's plot.
- In the birth scenes of the children in the film, images taken from real birth scenes were used.
- The film was shot in countries such as New Zealand, Portugal, Austria and England. However, most of the movie was shot in England.
- The Boys From Brazil is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. The author of the novel, Ira Levin, has previously written popular books such as Rosemary's Baby and The Stepford Wives.
* In addition, the soundtrack of the film was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, who also composed the music for our movie yesterday, Capricorn One.
Director : Franklin J. Schaffner
Writers : Ira Levin (novel), Heywood Gould (screenplay)
Director of Photography : Henri Decaë
Music : Jerry Goldsmith
Production : 1978 - USA / UK - 125 m.
Genre : Drama / Mystery / Science Fiction
Writers : Ira Levin (novel), Heywood Gould (screenplay)
Director of Photography : Henri Decaë
Music : Jerry Goldsmith
Production : 1978 - USA / UK - 125 m.
Genre : Drama / Mystery / Science Fiction
CAST :
Gregory Peck
Laurence Olivier
James Mason
Lilli Palmer
Uta Hagen
Steve Guttenberg
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