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Overview
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Release Date:
12 October 1978 (Netherlands)
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Tagline:
If they survive...will we?
Plot:
A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Nazi
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Jungle
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Civil Servant
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Nudity
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Conspiracy
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 1 win
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7 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Cocktail Creator Honoured On Movie's 20th Birthday
(From WENN. 21 October 2009, 1:26 AM, PDT)
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Engaging mystery with impressive performances
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gregory Peck | ... | Dr. Josef Mengele | |
| Laurence Olivier | ... | Ezra Lieberman | |
| James Mason | ... | Eduard Seibert | |
| Lilli Palmer | ... | Esther Lieberman | |
| Uta Hagen | ... | Frieda Maloney | |
| Steve Guttenberg | ... | Barry Kohler (as Steven Guttenberg) | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Sidney Beynon | |
| Rosemary Harris | ... | Mrs. Doring | |
| John Dehner | ... | Henry Wheelock | |
| John Rubinstein | ... | David Bennett | |
| Anne Meara | ... | Mrs. Curry | |
| Jeremy Black | ... | Jack Curry / Simon Harrington / Erich Doring / Bobby Wheelock | |
| Bruno Ganz | ... | Professor Bruckner | |
| Walter Gotell | ... | Mundt | |
| David Hurst | ... | Strasser |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Boys from the Brussel (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
125 min | West Germany:100 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2002) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Ontario) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Australia:M |
West Germany:16 |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:18 |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-16 |
Norway:18 |
South Korea:15 (DVD rating) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:X (original rating) |
USA:R |
UK:18 |
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) |
Netherlands:16 |
Iceland:16
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Bruno Ganz - who played Dr. Bruckner - actually played Adolf Hitler himself several years later in Der Untergang (2004).
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: At the end of the film, Lieberman is in the hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but there is an English-style TV on the wall.
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Quotes:
Ezra Lieberman:
Did you kill Wheelock?
Dr. Josef Mengele: [sarcastically] No, he's in the kitchen mixing us some cocktails!
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Dr. Josef Mengele: [sarcastically] No, he's in the kitchen mixing us some cocktails!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: Blame It on Lisa (#13.15)" (2002)
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Soundtrack:
WE'RE HOME AGAIN
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Young Nazi-hunter Barry Kohler (Steve Guttenberg) is tracking war criminals in Paraguay when he discovers that the old Nazis seem to be plotting something big. Kohler's fears are confirmed when the Nazis' guest of honor arrives: the infamous concentration camp scientist Josef Mengele (Gregory Peck). Mengele order his followers to carry out the murders of over 90 men, all of whom are 65-year-old civil servants, none of whom are Jews.
Kohler phones his idol, Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), with a report of what he's uncovered. Lieberman has fallen on hard times and lives in a leaky apartment where he cannot pay the rent. He's spent his life following every lead about Nazi war criminals and is tired of the chase. However, when Kohler's call (and his life) are abruptly cut short, Lieberman knows he must act.
He begins to investigate the bizarre plot. Why should Mengele want to kill these men who seem entirely unconnected to each other or the war? Why 65-year-olds? Why civil servants? Sadly many of the blurbs about this movie give away the solution to this mystery and the meaning of the title, but the mystery is much more engaging if the viewer unravels it along with Lieberman.
Olivier is fantastic in his role! He always put as much effort into his roles in genre films like this one, "Marathon Man," and "Dracula" as he devoted to Shakespeare, and it shows. He is thoroughly convincing as an elderly German Jew. Gregory Peck is also magnificent; he radiates pure evil. The top-notch supporting cast includes James Mason and Denholm Elliott. (So what's Steve Guttenberg doing in this movie?)