The Boys from Brazil

Paraguay, present day. A phone buzz. Young men are being murdered, each death oddly similar. Lieberman slowly uncovers a plan involving children, genetics, and a very familiar evil. Schaffner here makes a thriller that feels pulpier than its premise implies.

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Franklin J. Schaffner directed The Boys from Brazil in 1978. See Franklin J. Schaffner's full filmography, where to start with Franklin J. Schaffner, or where to go after you've seen everything by Franklin J. Schaffner.

The Boys from Brazil was released in 1978 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 125 minutes.