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The Formula

Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing.

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The Formula

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.

Orignal Language

en

Duration

117 minutes

Genre

Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Status

Released

Release Data

1980-12-19

Budget

$13200000

Revenue

$8894289

Production Companies

CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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