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The Formula

Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing.

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The Formula — Plot

While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.

  • Release date
  • December 19, 1980
  • Runtime
  • 117 min
  • Genres
  • Thriller, Mystery, Crime
  • Director
  • John G. Avildsen

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The Formula — Cast

George C. Scott photo George C. Scott Barney Caine Marlon Brando photo Marlon Brando Adam Steiffel Marthe Keller photo Marthe Keller Lisa John Gielgud photo John Gielgud Dr. Abraham Esau G.D. Spradlin photo G.D. Spradlin Arthur Clements Beatrice Straight photo Beatrice Straight Kay Neeley Richard Lynch photo Richard Lynch General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco John van Dreelen Hans Lehman

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