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The Boys from Brazil (Original title)Power (Alternative title)
Date: 1978 (Copyright)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Synopsis: Drama involving the real-life Nazi war criminal, Josef Mengele, who 'disappeared' to South America, and the efforts of Ezra Lieberman, an ageing Jewish Nazi-hunter and a younger man to track him down. They believe that Hitler's scientists perfected genetic cloning, and have impregnated a number of women across the world with Hitler's children, in an attempt to recreate the Fuhrer.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Nazi Party, Cloning
Releases
Date: 1978Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - SoundRuntime: 125 mins Length: 11227 FeetDialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (19)
In: Film and History v32 n2 2002  Pages: 38-47
Title: Holocaust Iconography in American Feature Films About Neo...Author: BARON, Lawrence Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Argues that the discussed post-war American feature films about Neo-Nazism 'consistently reference the connection between Nazi ideology and the racism of American neo-Nazism and white supremacist groups to deligitimate the latter.'

In: Sight and Sound v10 n4 April 2000  Page: 65
Title: Video reviews: retailAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v285 n41 19 Feb 1985  Page: 26
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v285 n41 19 Feb 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Report that pirate copies of the film on video have been offered to dealers in W. Germany under the title POWER.

In: Films and Filming v25 n5 February 1979  Pages: 9-11
Title: [Films and Filming - v25 n5 February 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills.

In: Montage n44 Spring 1979  Pages: 29-30
Title: [Montage - n44 Spring 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Films Illustrated v8 n90 February 1979  Pages: 214-215
Title: [Films Illustrated - v8 n90 February 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: The Listener v101 n2603 22 Mar 1979  Page: 428
Title: [The Listener - v101 n2603 22 Mar 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n181 17 Mar 1979  Page: 19
Title: [Screen International - n181 17 Mar 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Literature/Film Quarterly v7 n4 1979  Pages: 322-324
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v7 n4 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Comparison of original novel by Ira Levin and the film.

In: Films and Filming v25 n7 April 1979  Pages: 29-30
Title: [Films and Filming - v25 n7 April 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v46 n543 April 1979  Pages: 68-9
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v46 n543 April 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Cinefantastique v8 n1 Winter 1978  Page: Winter 22
Title: [Cinefantastique - v8 n1 Winter 1978: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v253 n22 25 Sep 1978  Page: 3,21
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v253 n22 25 Sep 1978: no known title]Language: English

In: Film Review v28 n7 July 1978  Page: 35
Title: [Film Review - v28 n7 July 1978: no known title]Language: English

In: American Film v3 n9 Jul/Aug 1978  Pages: 12-15, 52-54
Title: [American Film - v3 n9 Jul/Aug 1978: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on Olivier.

In: Screen International n112 5 Nov 1977  Page: 12
Title: [Screen International - n112 5 Nov 1977: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: Screen International n119 24 Dec 1977  Page: 15
Title: [Screen International - n119 24 Dec 1977: no known title]Language: English

In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Reviews C.

In:   Page: 20
Title: [ - : no known title]


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: boys from Brazil
Author: LEVIN, Ira  Pages: 245p.