The Formula
- Movies
- 1980-12-19
- EN
- Released
- 2h 57m
- Thriller - Mystery - Crime
- Budget: $13,200,000.00
Production
CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Tagline
Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing.
Storyline
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.
