The Holcroft Covenant

Watch: The Holcroft Covenant

9/20/19851h 52m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
nazi
spy
political thriller

Cast

Michael Caine

~ as ~

Noel Holcroft

Anthony Andrews

~ as ~

Johann von Tiebolt

Victoria Tennant

~ as ~

Helden von Tiebolt / Helden Tennyson

Lilli Palmer

~ as ~

Althene Holcroft

Mario Adorf

~ as ~

Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass

Michael Lonsdale

~ as ~

Ernst Manfredi

Richard Münch

~ as ~

Oberst

Alexander Kerst

~ as ~

Gen. Heinrich Clausen

Guntbert Warns

~ as ~

Fritzl

Shelley Thompson

~ as ~

Executive Secretary

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 5 year(s) ago
6
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*.