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The Boys from Brazil

Screening on Film
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
With Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason.
UK/US, 1978, 35mm, color, 123 min.

As a geneticist who explains the principles of cloning to a Nazi hunter (Olivier) trying to unravel an international mystery, Ganz steals his scenes in this fast-moving conspiracy thriller. Alongside an illustrious cast that also includes Gregory Peck and James Mason, Ganz makes a brief but memorable appearance. As the film travels from the jungles and villages of South America to the suburbs of Western Massachusetts, Ganz's scene provides a moment of calm, rational scientific explanation that helps expose the fiendish plot of a gang of war criminals.

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