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.
| Tagline | 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. |
| Release Date: | Sep 20, 1985 |
| Genres: | Action, Thriller, Drama |
| Production Company: | Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Holcroft Films, Ely and Edy Landau, Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Casts: | Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer, Mario Adorf, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Münch, Alexander Kerst, Guntbert Warns, Shelley Thompson, Bernard Hepton |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
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*.
