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.

  • Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
  • Release Date: 1980-12-19
  • Runtime: 117 min
  • Country: Germany, United States of America
  • Language: German, Spanish, English, Portuguese
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 5.512
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