The Holcroft Covenant 1985

5.8/10


NETFLIX Rating : 2.9


IMDB Rating : 5.7


FD Smart Rating : 5.8


Synopsis : Noel Holcroft, a German native adopted by American parents, learns that his biological father was one of Adolf Hitler's financial advisers in director John Frankenheimer's intriguing adaptation of Robert Ludlum's novel.


Regions Available ( 4 ) :
Guernsey , Ireland , Isle of Man , Jersey

Directors:

John Frankenheimer

Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Genres:

Action, Crime, Mystery

Release Date:

1985

Run Time:

1h52m

Maturity Rating:

Suitable for ages 15 years and older.

Noel Holcroft is a foreign-born American citizen working in New York City as an architect. In Geneva he meets with a respected Swiss banker who tells him he has been designated to be executor of a huge 4 1/2 billion dollar trust fund designed to make reparations for the war crimes of the Nazis. Holcroft's father, who committed suicide in 1945, was a key Hitler financial advisor who became conscience-stricken about German war atrocities, turned against the Fuehrer, and covertly diverted Nazi funds to a secret Swiss account. Under the terms of the covenant Holcroft must locate the sons of his father's two associates so they can jointly activate their fathers' account. They battle the sinister forces seem to be trying to prevent them from signing the document as it is believed that it will be used to establish a Fourth Reich.