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The Formula

Release Date:December 19, 1980

Running Time:117 min

Genres:Thriller, Crime, Mystery

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Cast

George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Gielgud G. D. Spradlin Beatrice Straight Richard Lynch John van Dreelen Robin Clarke Ike Eisenmann Marshall Thompson Dieter Schidor

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Synopsis

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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