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5.6While 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.
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
Themes
- espionage
- big oil
- international intrigue
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- German
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Screenwriter
- Steve Shagan
- Cast member
- Emil Steinberger
- Composer
- Bill Conti
- Producer
- Steve Shagan
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- James Crabe
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 983327
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-12-19
- title
- The Formula
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- set in period
- 1945
- film editor
- John Carter
- review score
- 22%
- capital cost
- 13200000
- box office
- 8894289
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Article · Deutsch
Die Formel ist ein US-amerikanischer Thriller aus dem Jahre 1980 von John G. Avildsen mit George C. Scott, Marlon Brando und Marthe Keller in den Hauptrollen. Produzent Steve Shagan verfasste auch das Drehbuch nach seiner eigenen Romanvorlage.
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