El Pacto Holcroft (1985)
Movie Info
Cast
as Noel Holcroft
as Johann Tennyson von Tiebolt
as Helden Tennyson von Tiebolt
as Althene Holcroft
as Jurgen Maas/Erich Kessler
as Manfredi
as Leighton
as Oberst
as Beaumont
as Leger
as Hartman
as Lt. Miles
as Gen. Clausen
as Gen. Kessler
as Gen. Von Tiebolt
as Hard Hat
as Assassin
as Fritzl
as Oberst's Guard
as Concierge
as Policeman
as Switchboard Operator
as Executive Secretary
as Carnival Director
as Rescuer
Critic Reviews for El Pacto Holcroft
All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (7) | DVD (2)
Frankenheimer'a film is a real mess, being both mechanical and almost incomprehensible.
Is Caine believable as a Manhattan architect? Even one with a Cockney fixation? It doesn't matter, because Caine performances have become axiomatic: No matter what the movie, he's always good.
A muddled narrative deficient in thrills or plausiblity.
From the blood soaked ashes of a dog's dinner like this it is yet possible to glean moments of derisive pleasure. And Caine, once again, strides through the rubble with the air of a man who has read the script but is still hoping for a miracle.
It's like a parody of the espionage thrillers it never quite joins the ranks of.
It's easy to blame once-talented director John Frankenheimer for making this farrago unwatchable, but the more likely obstacle is that the Robert Ludlum source novel is cinematically intractable.
Audience Reviews for El Pacto Holcroft
A nice little thriller.
Super Reviewer
Silly thriller based on the Robert Ludlum novel.
Super Reviewer
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