The Formula
Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing.
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12/19/1980Runtime
117 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$13,200,000Revenue
$8,894,289Homepage
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A labyrinthine 1980s thriller where a cop's investigation into a friend's death spirals into a dangerous game with global oil interests and hidden wartime secrets. The tension builds as everyone, from intelligence agencies to corporate titans, hunts the same dangerous prize.
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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
Marshall Thompson
Geologist #1
Dieter Schidor
Assassin
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