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5.6/10   897 votes
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Director:
John Frankenheimer
Writers:
Robert Ludlum (novel)
George Axelrod (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 October 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Plot:
The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Memorable and Classy Entertainment That Gets Better with Each Viewing more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Caine ... Noel Holcroft

Anthony Andrews ... Johann von Tiebolt / Jonathan Tennyson

Victoria Tennant ... Helden von Tiebolt / Helden Tennyson
Lilli Palmer ... Althene Holcroft
Mario Adorf ... Erich Kessler / Jürgen Mass
Michael Lonsdale ... Ernst Manfredi
Bernard Hepton ... Commander Leighton
Richard Münch ... Oberst (as Richard Munch)
Carl Rigg ... Anthony Beaumont
André Penvern ... Frederick Leger (as Andre Penvern)
Andy Bradford ... Hartman (as Andrew Bradford)
Shane Rimmer ... Lt. Miles
Alexander Kerst ... Gen. Heinrich Clausen
Michael Wolf ... Gen. Erich Kessler
Hugo Bower ... Gen. Wilhelm von Tiebolt
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The voice of Bernie Sussman on Holcroft's answering machine is director John Frankenheimer. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The letter Manfredi gives Holcroft, despite being 40 years ago, looks brand new. more
Quotes:
Manfredi: Mr. Holcroft, your father was a complicated man, and the word complicated doesn't begin to describe him. more

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4 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Memorable and Classy Entertainment That Gets Better with Each Viewing, 25 January 2005
10/10
Author: ed56 from Israel

Another classic from the man who gave us The Manchurian Candidate in 1962. Covenant". The story follows Noel Holcroft (Michael Caine) - A New York real estate business man who has just found out he is going to inherit a huge amount of money that his Nazi father had stolen from Nazi Germany at the end of WW2 just before he died. Holcroft soon finds out that he is getting into a dirty and dangerous business. The story is full of twists and surprises and leading actor Michael Caine is great here. The film was shot in beautiful locations in Europe that really are a joy for the eyes. 5.4 here come on give me a break, this is way under-rated. Now available on DVD, rent it, buy it you are going to enjoy for sure. Recommended

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