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The Boys from Brazil (film)
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<p><i>The Boys from Brazil</i> is a 1978 British-American <a href="/facts/Thriller_film/RLj4941a">thriller film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Franklin_J._Schaffner/KV6l4hV1">Franklin J. Schaffner</a>. It stars <a href="/facts/Gregory_Peck/7XLNwuIC">Gregory Peck</a> and <a href="/facts/Laurence_Olivier/gtnmJaWK">Laurence Olivier</a>, and features <a href="/facts/James_Mason/2BvRfYpK">James Mason</a>, <a href="/facts/Lilli_Palmer/4lrHGBUg">Lilli Palmer</a>, <a href="/facts/Uta_Hagen/M6vfxgr8">Uta Hagen</a>, <a href="/facts/Anne_Meara/EwqS3fNL">Anne Meara</a>, <a href="/facts/Denholm_Elliott/oTTpxPkr">Denholm Elliott</a>, and <a href="/facts/Steve_Guttenberg/NCQxjcg0">Steve Guttenberg</a> in supporting roles. The film is based on the <a href="/facts/The_Boys_from_Brazil_(novel)/Q8Ybc0zc">1976 novel of the same title</a> by <a href="/facts/Ira_Levin/Vjxf5rGy">Ira Levin</a>, and was nominated for three <a href="/facts/Academy_Awards/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Awards</a>. </p>