The Holcroft Covenant
1985 | 112m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | John Frankenheimer |
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| Writer: | Edward Anhalt, Robert Ludlum, George Axelrod, John Hopkins |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 20, 1985 |
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| Director: | John Frankenheimer |
| Writer: | Edward Anhalt, Robert Ludlum, George Axelrod, John Hopkins |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | spy, based on novel or book, nazi, political thriller |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Ely and Edy Landau, Holcroft Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Guntbert Warns | Fritzl |
| Shelley Thompson | Executive Secretary |
| Bernard Hepton | Commander Leighton |
| Carl Rigg | Anthony Beaumont |
| André Penvern | Frederick Leger |
| Andy Bradford | Hartman |
| Shane Rimmer | Lt. Miles |
| Tom Deininger | Concierge |
| Michael Wolf | Gen. Erich Kessler |
| Hugo Bower | Gen. Wilhelm von Tiebolt |
| Michael Balfour | Hard Hat |
| Tharita Olivera De Sera | Assassin |
| Paul Humpoletz | |
| Keith Edwards | |
| Eve Polycarpou | |
| Tim Condren |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Edward Anhalt | Screenplay |
| Stanisław Syrewicz | Original Music Composer |
| John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Mike Rutter | Camera Operator |
| Roy Larner | Gaffer |
| Angela Allen | Script Supervisor |
| Don French | First Assistant Director |
| Jürgen Bieske | Location Manager |
| Maggie Cartier | Casting |
| Mildred Greenberg | Production Accountant |
| Derek Hyde | Costume Design |
| John Allenby | Property Master |
| Brian Ackland-Snow | Art Direction |
| Robert Wiesmann | Assistant Camera |
| Wally Schneiderman | Makeup Supervisor |
| Peter Mullins | Production Design |
| Philip Alton | Assistant Editor |
| Ray Freeborn | Location Manager |
| Waldo Roeg | Second Assistant Director |
| Tim Arrowsmith | Assistant Editor |
| Paul Cadiou | Production Accountant |
| Friedel Schröder | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| William Alexander | Art Direction |
| Joachim Scholz | Electrician |
| Tony Lenny | Sound Editor |
| Arno Ortmair | Production Manager |
| Zeli Barbier | Choreographer |
| Dennis C. Lewiston | Second Unit Director |
| Holger Gross | Art Direction |
| Dieter Gackstetter | Choreographer |
| Ivan Sharrock | Sound Recordist |
| John Poyner | Sound Editor |
| Edwin Erfmann | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Baldock | Assistant Editor |
| Stefan Diepenbrock | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Ralph Sheldon | Editor |
| Barrie Payne | Still Photographer |
| Rodney Glenn | Sound Editor |
| Roger Watson | Music Coordinator |
| Jimmy Turrell | Camera Operator |
| J. Paul Huntsman | ADR Supervisor |
| Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Michael Murchan | Construction Manager |
| Joyce Stoneman | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Hugh Strain | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Donald Banks | Boom Operator |
| Robert Ludlum | Novel |
| George Axelrod | Screenplay |
| John Hopkins | Screenplay |
| Marcia Gay | Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mort Abrahams | Executive Producer |
| Tom Sachs | Associate Producer |
| Edie Landau | Producer |
| Ely A. Landau | Producer |
| Otto Plaschkes | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
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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*.