The Holcroft Covenant
“Noel Holcroft is suddenly heir to one of the greatest fortunes in history. Now, all he has to do is stay alive to collect it.”
R19851h 52m★5.5(91 votes)
ActionThrillerDrama
Overview
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.
Director: John Frankenheimer
Language
German, English
Trailer.
Production.
Holcroft Films
Ely and Edy Landau
Reviews.
r96sk
6/10
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*.
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