The Formula
Big Oil. Big Money. Big Mystery. Everyone’s out to make a killing.
Film19801h 57m
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- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1980-12-19
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
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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.
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