The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
1h 52m | PG-13
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
Studio: Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Video: 720p
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
Reviews
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*.