The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
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.
Cast
Michael Caine
Noel Holcroft
Anthony Andrews
Johann von Tiebolt
Victoria Tennant
Helden von Tiebolt / Helden Tennyson
Lilli Palmer
Althene Holcroft
Mario Adorf
Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
Michael Lonsdale
Ernst Manfredi
Richard Münch
Oberst
Alexander Kerst
Gen. Heinrich Clausen
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r96sk
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*.
