The Formula (1980)

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

Run Time: 1h57m | Release: 19 Dec 1980

Genres: Thriller | Mystery | Crime |

Budget: $13,200,000.00

Revenue: $8,894,289.00

Production Countries: Germany, United States of America

5.5 / 1039 Vote Count

Overview:

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.