The Formula
The Formula
Release: 1980-12-19
·Runtime: 117m
·★ 5.5
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
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.
Production Countries
Germany
United States of America
Production Companies
CIP Filmproduktion GmbH
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Marlon Brando
as Adam Steiffel
G. D. Spradlin
as Arthur Clements
Jan Niklas
as Gestapo Captain
Alan North
as Nolan
David Byrd
as Obermann
George C. Scott
as Barney Caine
Marthe Keller
as Lisa
Werner Kreindl
as Schellenberg
Wolfgang Preiss
as Franz Tauber
Herb Voland
as Geologist #3
Beatrice Straight
as Kay Neeley
John van Dreelen
as Hans Lehman
Robin Clarke
as Major Tom Neeley
Ike Eisenmann
as Tony
Craig T. Nelson
as Geologist #2
John Gielgud
as Dr. Abraham Esau
Richard Lynch
as General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
Marshall Thompson
as Geologist #1
Dieter Schidor
as Assassin
Ferdy Mayne
as Siebold
Weston Gavin
as U.S. Army Captain
