The Formula

The Formula

1980 | 1h 57m | Drama, Suspense | TV-MA

Brief Synopsis

Detective Caine follows a twisted trail that leads him to an oil baron and a formula for synthetic fuel that could solve the worldwide shortages.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

John Avildsen

CAST

George C. Scott

Marlon Brando

Marthe Keller

John Gielgud

Richard Lynch

PRODUCERS

Steve Shagan

WRITERS

Steve Shagan

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LA detective Caine (George C. Scott), investigating the killing of an old WWII buddy turned international financial fixer, has negotiated this audience with his former employer, cagey American oil-man Steiffel (Marlon Brando), in The Formula, 1980, from the novel by Steve Shagan.
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After a prologue in WWII Germany, when one Tom Neely gets near some Nazi secrets, in contemporary LA we meet George C. Scott as cop Caine, Ike Eisenmann his son, Calvin Jung intercepting them, then Francisco Prado the pathologist, in The Formula, 1980, from producer Steve Shagans novel and screenplay.
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