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The Formula

  • December 1980
  • 1hr

    57mins

  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Directed by

    John G. Avildsen,

    Starring

    George C. Scott,

    Marlon Brando,

    Marthe Keller,

    John Gielgud

    ...

    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.