The Boys from Brazil

1978 film by Franklin J. Schaffner
Movie film Q464111
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The Boys from Brazil

Summary

The Boys from Brazil is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,185 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boys from Brazil received the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor[3].
  • The Boys from Brazil's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Boys from Brazil's director is recorded as Franklin J. Schaffner[5].
  • The Boys from Brazil's screenwriter is recorded as Heywood Gould[6].
  • The Boys from Brazil's composer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith[7].
  • The Boys from Brazil's genre is recorded as science fiction film[8].
  • The Boys from Brazil's genre is recorded as thriller film[9].
  • The Boys from Brazil's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • The Boys from Brazil's genre is recorded as crime film[11].
  • The Boys from Brazil's genre is recorded as political thriller film[12].
  • The Boys from Brazil's based on is recorded as The Boys from Brazil[13].
  • The Boys from Brazil's logo image is recorded as BoysBraz.png[14].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Gregory Peck[15].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Laurence Olivier[16].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as James Mason[17].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Lilli Palmer[18].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Steve Guttenberg[19].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Denholm Elliott[20].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Rosemary Harris[21].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as John Rubinstein[22].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Anne Meara[23].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Bruno Ganz[24].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Wolfgang Preiss[25].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Michael Gough[26].
  • The Boys from Brazil's cast member is recorded as Sky du Mont[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Martin Richards[28] and Stanley O'Toole[29]. The Boys from Brazil's director is recorded as Franklin J. Schaffner[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Heywood Gould[6]. Cast members include Gregory Peck[15], Laurence Olivier[16], James Mason[17], Lilli Palmer[18], Steve Guttenberg[19], and Denholm Elliott[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1978-01-01T00:00:00Z[30] and +1985-09-19T00:00:00Z[31]. The Boys from Brazil's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include science fiction film[8], thriller film[9], film based on a novel[10], crime film[11], and political thriller film[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include cloning[33] and mad scientist[34].

Reception

The Boys from Brazil received the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor[3]. Reviews include 6.3/10[35], 70%[36], 40/100[37], and 7.0/10[38].

Why It Matters

The Boys from Brazil ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,185 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did The Boys from Brazil receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review Award for Best Actor[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . IMDb. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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