The Formula (1980)
"Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing."
Title: The Formula
Original Title: The Formula
Release Date: 1980-12-19
Status: Released
Rating: 5.5/10 (from 39 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Production Companies: CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.
Cast
George C. Scott
Barney Caine
Marlon Brando
Adam Steiffel
Marthe Keller
Lisa
John Gielgud
Dr. Abraham Esau
G. D. Spradlin
Arthur Clements
Beatrice Straight
Kay Neeley
Richard Lynch
General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
John van Dreelen
Hans Lehman
Robin Clarke
Major Tom Neeley
Ike Eisenmann
Tony
