Der 4 1/2 Billionen Dollar Vertrag

Originaltitel: The Holcroft Covenant

1985
16
1 Std. 52 Min.

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5,7/10

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Der 4 1/2 Billionen Dollar Vertrag (1985)

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Dark Comedy Action Crime Mystery Thriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThe 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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5,7/10

4011

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According 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 Wasser - Der Film (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."

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In 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.

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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!

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International 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.

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Featured in At the Movies: The Holcroft Covenant/Bring on the Night/Target (1985)

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Ausgewählte Rezension

5/10

A watchable but not great thriller.

All of the elements for a great thriller are there. An outstanding director, John Frankenheimer, An excellent source author, Robert Ludlum and a great leading man for thrillers, Michael Caine. What went wrong? The biggest problem I had with this film was the cinematography. The film was grainy and the sub-titles were very hard to read when the actors were speaking German. There were plenty of the usual Ludlum plot twists and misdirections, but somehow the feel of this film was not up to the usual standards of Frankenheimer or Caine. A lot of it is just too kinky for most people, but an accurate portrayal of Berlin during the cold war years. It would have faired better had it been released ten years earlier rather than later. It does deserve an E for effort.