The Formula

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-12-19

Languages:

English, Spanish, German

Countries:

USA, West Germany

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (1749 Reviews)

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Genres:

Crime Thriller

Cast:

George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Gielgud

Writer:

Steve Shagan (novel)

Steve Shagan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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.

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