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The Formula

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

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.

Release Date 1980-12-19
Rating 5.513 / 10 (38 votes)
Runtime 117 minutes
Budget $0
Revenue $8,894,289

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Directors: John G. Avildsen

Writers: Steve Shagan

IMDB: tt0080754


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