Flixtheatre

The Formula

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

1980 117 min 5.5

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1980-12-19
Budget: $13,200,000
Revenue: $8,894,289
Production: CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer