The Formula

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

Dec 19 1980 R 1h 57m
Crime, Thriller

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.

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Plot

A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Nazis in World War II to make fuel from synthetic products, thereby eliminating the necessity for oil, and oil companies. A major oil company finds out about it and tries to destroy the formula, and anyone who knows about it.

Written by

Steve Shagan

Directed by

John G. Avildsen

Cast

George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, CIP Filmproduktion GmbH

Languages

Deutsch, Español, English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 nominations total

Trailers
The Formula 1980 TV trailer
The Formula - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
2,996
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA