The Formula (1980) — crime, mystery, thriller film. Directed by John G. Avildsen. Starring George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud. This page maps 5 characters and 9 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A detective uncovers a decades-long corporate conspiracy to suppress a revolutionary synthetic fuel formula, navigating espionage and historical secrets.
Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 5.5/10 · 117 min · 1980
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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