
The Formula
1980 • Thriller | Mystery
John G. Avildsen
Director
Status
Released
Release date
December 19, 1980
Duration
117 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.8181
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