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The Holcroft Covenant

Play trailer Poster for The Holcroft Covenant R,  1985,  1h 52m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Hitler's money man leaves his son (Michael Caine) $4 billion for philanthropy and possibly neo-Nazis.

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Neil Jillett The Age (Australia) Apr 4, 2022
Both underwritten and overwritten and shows every sign of being edited with a food processor. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm Guardian Aug 3, 2021
Frankenheimer'a film is a real mess, being both mechanical and almost incomprehensible. Go to Full Review
Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times Aug 3, 2021
Is Caine believable as a Manhattan architect? Even one with a Cockney fixation? It doesn't matter, because Caine performances have become axiomatic: No matter what the movie, he's always good. Go to Full Review
Tony Sloman Radio Times Aug 3, 2021
2/5
It's easy to blame once-talented director John Frankenheimer for making this farrago unwatchable, but the more likely obstacle is that the Robert Ludlum source novel is cinematically intractable. Go to Full Review
John Powers L.A. Weekly Aug 3, 2021
The Holcroft Covenant delivers exactly what it promises, good old-fashioned thrills and spills by filmmakers who know exactly what they're doing. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 9, 2015
C+
A preposterous old-fashioned political thriller. Go to Full Review
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Hermione G Nov 15, 2009 Starts very good (taking under consideration that is very unrealistic), but it loses strength as it goes on.
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The Holcroft Covenant

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Cast & Crew

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John Frankenheimer

Director

Michael Caine

Noel Holcroft

Anthony Andrews

Johann von Tiebolt

Victoria Tennant

Helden von Tiebolt

Lilli Palmer

Althene Holcroft

Mario Adorf

Erich Kessler

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The Holcroft Covenant

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Movie Info

Synopsis Hitler's money man leaves his son (Michael Caine) $4 billion for philanthropy and possibly neo-Nazis.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Producer
Edie Landau, Ely Landau
Screenwriter
Robert Ludlum, George Axelrod, Edward Anhalt, John Hopkins
Production Co
Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Holcroft Films
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$151.6K
Runtime
1h 52m
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