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The Formula is a 1980 mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen. It was produced and written by Steve Shagan, who adapted his own 1979 novel The Formula. It stars Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud, G. D. Spradlin, and Beatrice Straight.
Dec 19, 1980 · The Formula: Directed by John G. Avildsen. With George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud. The synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.
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- Crime, Thriller
- John G. Avildsen
- 1980-12-19
If the film cannot be taken seriously as an expose, and it is hopelessly confused as a thriller, what's left? Two marvelous performances. Scott, as the detective, is a harried, tired, deeply cynical man who fills the crevices of his role with actor's details that make the cop a human being.
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Jun 4, 2008 · During World War II, the Nazis developed a formula for synthetic fuel. The formula disappeared after the war, and several people who were connected with its development died under questionable circumstances over the following thirty-five years.
- John G. Avildsen
- George C Scott
While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine (George C. Scott) stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline...
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Released in 1980, "The Formula" is a star-studded crime/thriller about a Los Angeles detective (George C. Scott) who investigates the murder of his friend, a retired cop, which leads to Germany and a Nazi formula for synthetic fuel that big oil naturally wants to suppress at all costs.
