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The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds.The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds.The son of a German General becomes part of a mysterious conspiracy to gain hidden Nazi funds.
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- 1 nomination
Richard Münch
- Oberst
- (as Richard Munch)
André Penvern
- Frederick Leger
- (as Andre Penvern)
Andy Bradford
- Hartman
- (as Andrew Bradford)
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- TriviaAccording to Sir Michael Caine's autobiography,"What's It All About?" (1992), Caine said of his role, the "part had originally been given to James Caan, who dropped out at the last moment. I had to finish Water (1985) on the preceding Friday night and whiz off to Berlin to start filming on the following Monday morning. It all happened so quickly, that I didn't even have time for a wardrobe fitting and wore my own clothes in the movie. Even more to the point, I didn't have time to read the script properly and, only too late, did I realize that I couldn't understand the plot, so God help the poor audience who would eventually see it."
- GoofsIn the latter part of the film, it is said that the Covenant has cost six lives, but the body count at that time is nine.
- Quotes
Noel Holcroft: May I suggest, that it is extremely difficult for a man, in a gray flannel suit, to behave naturally, while riding on a horse in the middle of the night, waiting for someone to shoot at you!
- Alternate versionsInternational prints open with "The Cannon Group Presents" as the first title. This was because Cannon were in the process of taking over Thorn EMI -- the studio behind the pic.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: The Holcroft Covenant/Bring on the Night/Target (1985)
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Lilli Palmer's last part.
What her character does in the movie,Lilli Palmer did it in real life:she fleed from nazi Germany in 1940;so Frankenheimer did a good choice by casting her as Caine's mother.But Caine himself was a questionable one:he's neither German nor American and I think that Klaus Maria Brandauer would have been more credible.Is it possible ,for instance ,that Caine never utters a German word whereas his mother probably talked to him in that language when he was a child?
This is minor quibble:for once ,and for the first time in almost twenty years ,Frankenheimer had a very good start.Some kind of revenge beyond the grave,which gives the movie an eeerie flavor ,this fantasy touch which produced great works such as " Mandchurian candidate" and "seconds" in the sixties (I pass over in silence the horrible "prophecy").Good idea indeed ,but mediocre screenplay ,which the writers almost completely ruin.Plot holes by the dozen,hackneyed tricks (the dog!I have not mentioned the dog!),and a last scene which is only a pale copy of that of "the Mandchurian candidate".
This is minor quibble:for once ,and for the first time in almost twenty years ,Frankenheimer had a very good start.Some kind of revenge beyond the grave,which gives the movie an eeerie flavor ,this fantasy touch which produced great works such as " Mandchurian candidate" and "seconds" in the sixties (I pass over in silence the horrible "prophecy").Good idea indeed ,but mediocre screenplay ,which the writers almost completely ruin.Plot holes by the dozen,hackneyed tricks (the dog!I have not mentioned the dog!),and a last scene which is only a pale copy of that of "the Mandchurian candidate".
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Der 4 1/2 Billionen Dollar Vertrag
- Filming locations
- Lindau, Bodensee, Bavaria, Germany(Geneva scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $393,825
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $151,627
- Oct 20, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $393,825
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