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
Cast
George C. Scott
as Barney Caine
Marlon Brando
as Adam Steiffel
Marthe Keller
as Lisa
John Gielgud
as Dr. Abraham Esau
G. D. Spradlin
as Arthur Clements
Beatrice Straight
as Kay Neeley
Richard Lynch
as General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
Robin Clarke
as Major Tom Neeley
Ike Eisenmann
as Tony
Marshall Thompson
as Geologist #1
Dieter Schidor
as Assassin
Werner Kreindl
as Schellenberg
Jan Niklas
as Gestapo Captain
Wolfgang Preiss
as Franz Tauber
Alan North
as Nolan
David Byrd
as Obermann
Ferdy Mayne
as Siebold
Weston Gavin
as U.S. Army Captain
Craig T. Nelson
as Geologist #2
Herb Voland
as Geologist #3
