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  1. Rated: 3/5 • Nov 4, 2005. 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...

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  2. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A detective is in jeopardy after discovering a synthetic formula for gasoline. Cast & Crew. Read More. John G. Avildsen. Director. George C Scott. Marlon Brando. Marthe Keller. Gerry Murphy. Paul Glawion. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. Also Known As.

  3. 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.

  4. Nov 15, 2012 · The Formula (1980) Official Trailer #1 - Marlon Brando Movie HD - YouTube. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.65M subscribers. Subscribed. 149. 25K views 11 years ago. Subscribe to TRAILERS:...

  5. A detective uncovers a formula that was devised by the Germans in World War II to make fuel 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 1980 Directed by John G. Avildsen. 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.

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