Directed by:
John FrankenheimerCinematography:
Gerry FisherComposer:
Stanisław SyrewiczCast:
Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer, Mario Adorf, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Münch, Alexander Kerst, André Penvern, Shane Rimmer (more)VOD (1)
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Noel Holcroft (Caine) is a New York architect who receives an unexpected inheritance from his ex-Nazi father: $40 billion in funds stolen from the Third Reich, now intended to aid Holocaust survivors. But as Holcroft delves into the treasure's mysterious history, he is thrust into a pulse-pounding adventure in which he alone stands in the way of a plan that is moving inexorably toward its terrifying conclusion: the rise of an all-powerful Fourth Reich! (official distributor synopsis)
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A spy thriller that isn’t a comedy at all, while its constantly pursued hero can’t even drive and is more of an impractical idealist? I really liked the movie in this spirit, but, as Woody mentions, all of a sudden during one moved between London and Berlin the hero turns into a constantly pursued, experienced “action hero" who has a even better eye than Olympic gold medal winners in shooting. While a couple of minutes before he can’t even tell when a gun is on safety. Not that in the spirit of the following phase was bad, but I have seen so many movies like that. While there are terribly few thrillers with a loser where the tone doesn’t become comic. It’s even weirder in that after that phase, everything returns to the way it was before. Otherwise, The Holcroft Covenant is a quality representative of its genre. Caine is outstanding, as is the music (mainly the countless variations of the main “pirate" motif), no problems with pace, the plot is suitably twisty, but also quite predictable and Bernard Hepton’s delicious English is a delight to the ears. A superb watch.
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