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The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
Director: John Frankenheimer
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
From the blood soaked ashes that is Berlin 1945, rises a mighty plan hatched by the doomed Übermensch, involving some $4bn and a vault in Geneva. Caine, as the unwitting son of the ringleader, is elected to administer the fund; a job which entails spending most of the movie jetting to international tourist locations so that he can be filled in on the next plot twist by an obliging minor character. From the blood soaked ashes of a dog's dinner like this it is yet possible to glean moments of derisive pleasure. And Caine, once again, strides through the rubble with the air of a man who has read the script but is still hoping for a miracle. CPea.Author: CPea
Cast & crew
Director: John Frankenheimer
Producer: Edie Landau, Ely Landau
Cast: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer, Mario Adorf, Michel Lonsdale, Bernard Hepton full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 112 mins
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