The Formula (1980)
Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing.
Starring George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller
Directed by John G. Avildsen
A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Nazis in WW II to make gasoline from synthetic products, thereby eliminating the necessity for oil--and oil companies. A major oil company finds out about it and tries to destroy the formula and anyone who knows about it.
Runtime: 117 min.
Rating: 5.7
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English,Spanish
Countries: Germany,United States of America
Genres: Thriller
Keywords: big oil
Cast
Lt. Barney Caine LAPD
Adam Steiffel, Chairman Titan Oil
Lisa Spangler
Dr. Abraham Esau, Director Reich Energy
Arthur Clements
Kay Neeley
General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
Hans Lehman, Prefect of Police Berlin
Tony
Geologist #1
Assassin
Schellenberg
Gestapo Captain
Franz Tauber, Swiss businessman
Major Tom Neeley
Herbert Glenn