The Formula
1980 • Thriller | Mystery
John G. Avildsen
Director
Status
Released
Release date
December 19, 1980
Duration
117 Min
Language
en
Popularity
7.057
Budget
$13,200,000
Revenue
$8,894,289
Overview
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
Marlon Brando
Marthe Keller
John Gielgud
G. D. Spradlin
Beatrice Straight
Richard Lynch
Robin Clarke
Ike Eisenmann
Marshall Thompson
Dieter Schidor
Werner Kreindl
Jan Niklas
Wolfgang Preiss
Calvin Jung
Alan North
David Byrd
Ferdy Mayne
Gerard Murphy
Weston Gavin
Craig T. Nelson
Herb Voland
