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34 Ratings

THE FORMULA

Directed by John G. Avildsen
United States, West Germany, 1980
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
  • 117117 minutes

Synopsis

A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Nazis in WW II to make gasoline from synthetic products, thereby eliminating the necessity for oil—and oil companies. A major oil company finds out about it and tries to destroy the formula and anyone who knows about it.

Synopsis

A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Nazis in WW II to make gasoline from synthetic products, thereby eliminating the necessity for oil—and oil companies. A major oil company finds out about it and tries to destroy the formula and anyone who knows about it.