The Boys from Brazil (film)

The Boys from Brazil
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFranklin J. Schaffner
Screenplay byHeywood Gould
Based onThe Boys from Brazil
by Ira Levin
Produced byMartin Richards
Stanley O'Toole
StarringGregory Peck
Laurence Olivier
James Mason
CinematographyHenri Decaë
Edited byRobert Swink
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Production
companies
ITC Films
Producer Circle
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 6, 1978 (1978-10-06) (United States)
  • March 15, 1979 (1979-03-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
125 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$19,000,000
$7,600,000 (rentals)

The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 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 a British-American co-production, based on the 1976 novel of the same title by Ira Levin. It was nominated for three Academy Awards.