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The Formula( 1980)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      George C. Scott

      Barney Caine

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      Marlon Brando

      Adam Steiffel

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      Marthe Keller

      Lisa

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      John Gielgud

      Dr. Abraham Esau

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      G. D. Spradlin

      Arthur Clements

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      Beatrice Straight

      Kay Neeley

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      Richard Lynch

      General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco

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      John van Dreelen

      Hans Lehman

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      Robin Clarke

      Major Tom Neeley

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      Ike Eisenmann

      Tony

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      Marshall Thompson

      Geologist #1

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      Dieter Schidor

      Assassin

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      Werner Kreindl

      Schellenberg

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      Jan Niklas

      Gestapo Captain

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      Wolfgang Preiss

      Franz Tauber

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      Calvin Jung

      Sgt. Yosuta

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      Alan North

      Nolan

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      David Byrd

      Obermann

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      Ferdy Mayne

      Siebold

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      Gerard Murphy

      Chauffeur

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      Francisco Prado

      Mendosa

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      Louis Basile

      Vince Rizzo

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      Ric Mancini

      Printman

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      Weston Gavin

      U.S. Army Captain

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      Craig T. Nelson

      Geologist #2

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      Herb Voland

      Geologist #3

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      Diane Tyler

      Telex Operator

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      Nathan Roberts

      Reporter

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sun Jul 18 2021
    _**Odd, talky, convoluted, but worthwhile**_ Released in 1980, "The Formula" is a star-studded crime/thriller about a Los Angeles detective (George C. Scott) who investigates the murder of his friend, a retired cop, which leads to Germany and a Nazi formula for synthetic fuel that big oil naturally wants to suppress at all costs. Marlon Brando plays a shady oil tycoon but only appears for roughly 17 minutes of the almost 2-hour runtime. The film is top-of-the-line as far as cast, location, cinematography and score go. It starts off like a Dirty Harry flick substituting Scott for Eastwood ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    13200000.00

    Revenue

    8894289.00

    Keywords

    • espionage
    • big oil
    • international intrigue