The Formula
Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing.
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.
- Year: 1980
- Country: Germany, United States of America
- Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
- Studio: CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: espionage, big oil, international intrigue
- Director: John G. Avildsen
- Cast: George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud, G. D. Spradlin, Beatrice Straight