The Formula
Thriller, Mystery, Crime | 1980-12-19 | Germany, United States of America
5.5 / 10
$13,200,000
$8,894,289
117 min.
Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing.
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.
CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer