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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 19, 1980
Box Office
$8.9M
Budget
$13.2M
Return
0.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 1, 2007
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
Quotes
See all →The Consequences of Depleting Oil Resources
Taglines
What happens when the oil runs out? Two men know. They both want... The Formula.
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Unveiling Truths in a Gripping Thriller
Taglines
From the best-selling mystery thriller that rips the truth from behind today's headlines
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
George C. Scott
Barney Caine
M
Marlon Brando
Adam Steiffel
M
Marthe Keller
Lisa
J
John Gielgud
Dr. Abraham Esau
G
G.D. Spradlin
Arthur Clements
B
Beatrice Straight
Kay Neeley
R
Richard Lynch
General Helmut Kladen / Frank Tedesco
J
John van Dreelen
Hans Lehman
R
Robin Clarke
Major Tom Neeley
I
Ike Eisenmann
Tony
M
Marshall Thompson
Geologist #1
D
Dieter Schidor
Assassin
W
Werner Kreindl
Schellenberg
J
Jan Niklas
Gestapo Captain
W
Wolfgang Preiss
Franz Tauber
C
Calvin Jung
Sgt. Yosuta
A
Alan North
Nolan
D
David Byrd
Obermann
F
Ferdy Mayne
Siebold
G
Gerard Murphy
Chauffeur
