The Formula

The Formula

5.6 1980 | 117 min

Thriller Mystery Crime

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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"Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing."

Budget

$13,200,000

Revenue

$8,894,289

Released

December 19, 1980

Popularity

0.5

PRODUCTION COMPANIES
CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Germany United States of America

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German English Portuguese Spanish
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