The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
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.
- John Frankenheimer
- Dennis C. Lewiston
- Marcia Gay
- Stefan Diepenbrock
- Angela Allen
- Waldo Roeg
- Don French
- Robert Ludlum
- John Hopkins
- Edward Anhalt
- George Axelrod
Rating: 5.5/10 by 80 users
Alternative Title:
Holcroftův pakt - CZ
Der Holcroft Vertrag - DE
末代纳粹 - CN
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Deutsch
Runtime: 01 hour 52 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: based on novel or book, nazi, spy, political thriller
Decent premise, but it's just a bit of a slow watch for me. That's despite 'The Holcroft Covenant' 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*.
