The Boys from Brazil features actors.
James Neville Mason ( [ meɪsɒn ] 15 May 1909 -- 27 July 1984 ) was an English actor . Lilli Palmer ( 24 May 1914 -- 27 January 1986 ) , born Lilli Marie Peiser , was a German actress and writer . The Boys from Brazil (film) . It stars Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier and features James Mason , Lilli Palmer , Uta Hagen , Denholm Elliott , and Steve Guttenberg in supporting roles .