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The Formula

Thriller, Mystery, Crime | 1980-12-19 | Germany, United States of America

IMDB5.5 / 10

Budget$13,200,000

Budget$8,894,289

Runtime117 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
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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