The Holcroft Covenant

1985

1h 52m

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5.5/10

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A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past—but his son has to search the world to find it.

Directors

John Frankenheimer

Writers

Robert Ludlum(novel by)

John Hopkins(screenplay by)

Edward Anhalt(screenplay by)

Stars

Michael Caine

Anthony Andrews

Victoria Tennant

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Top cast

Noel Holcroft

Johann von Tiebolt

Helden von Tiebolt …

Althene Holcroft

Erich Kessler …

Ernst Manfredi

Oberst

Gen. Heinrich Clausen

Fritzl

Executive Secretary

Commander Leighton

Anthony Beaumont

Frederick Leger

Hartman

Lt. Miles

Concierge

Gen. Erich Kessler

Gen. Wilhelm von Tiebolt

Directors

John Frankenheimer

Writers

Robert Ludlum(novel by)

John Hopkins(screenplay by)

Edward Anhalt(screenplay by)

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Decent premise, but it's just a bit of a slow watch for me. That's despite <em>'The Holcroft Covenant'</em> having moments that either should be or are enjoyable, but in between lies iffy pacing and uninteresting characters. I also found the cinematography lacking, for instance they visit a fair few different countries and yet I never got a feeling for the film's world itself - just scene, cut, scene, cut etc. Michael Caine is entertaining though, as he always seems to be. I enjoyed his performance, some of his humour early on is good. As for those around Caine, I liked Victoria Tennant, Bernard Hepton and Michael Lonsdale. It is a fairly solid cast, to be honest. With that said, I finished watching and just felt like it was missing something. 6*.

r96sk23 Nov, 2020