The Holcroft Covenant (1985) on Netflix
Noel Holcroft, an architect, is named executor of a four and a half billion dollar trust of Nazi money. He must find the sons of two associates to activate the account.
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Plot summary
In Geneva a respected Swiss banker tells Noel Holcroft that he has been designated executor of a trust fund of four and a half billion dollars, set up to make reparations for Nazi war crimes. Noel was born abroad and lives in New York, where he works as an architect. The money comes from his father, a key financial advisor to Adolf Hitler who turned against him, diverted Nazi funds into a secret Swiss account, and took his own life in 1945. The covenant obliges Noel to track down the sons of the two men who worked alongside his father, so that the three can activate the account together. Others believe the fund could be used to build a Fourth Reich, and someone is working to stop the signing.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Holcroft Covenant (1985)
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- Michael Caine joined the production only days after finishing another film, Water, leaving him no time for a wardrobe fitting, so he wore his own clothes on screen, and by his own account he never fully understood the plot he was performing.
- Screenwriter George Axelrod admitted he did not read the novel because he didn't have time, and later called the finished film a "terrible picture" which he worked on because he "needed the money".
- James Caan walked off the set shortly after filming began, over disagreements with the producers; John Frankenheimer said Caan was unhappy the script was not finished and did not turn up for the first day of filming.
- After producer Ely Landau had a stroke, John Frankenheimer said it was actually the completion bond company - Gertrude Soames, the film financer, and David Korda, who worked for them - who came to the production's rescue.
