The Boys from Brazil
If they survive… will we?
Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr.Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.
- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $19M
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Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.
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Box Office & Release
The Boys from Brazil returned 1.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $12M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $19M
- Release date
- Oct 5, 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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