UK / USA,
1978, 123 min
Directed by:
Franklin J. SchaffnerScreenplay:
Heywood GouldCinematography:
Henri DecaëComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer, Steve Guttenberg, Denholm Elliott, Rosemary Harris, John Dehner, John Rubinstein, Anne Meara (more)Plots(1)
Terrifying thriller based on the best-selling novel by Ira Levin in which Dr. Josef Mengele, alive and living in South America, leads a group of former Third Reich henchmen in a deadly conspiracy. As famed Nazi hunter, Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier), begins to unravel the conspiracy, he discovers that Mengele has cloned 94 young Hitlers. The terrifying extent of Mengele's plan is revealed: twisting genetic science to become a new weapon of global horror. (Beyond Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1979 - Laurence Olivier (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1979 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1979 - Jerry Goldsmith (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
Golden Globes
- 1979 - Gregory Peck (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
The Saturn Awards
- 1979 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1979 - Franklin J. Schaffner (Best Director)
- 1979 - Heywood Gould (Best Writing)
- 1979 - Laurence Olivier (Best Actor)
- 1979 - Uta Hagen (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1979 - Jerry Goldsmith (Best Music)