The Formula
1980
During World War II, Germany developed a method to derive cheap, pollution-free gasoline from coal. But when the Third Reich collapsed, the formula disappeared. A lone L.A. detective sets out to find it. Read more
| Starring | Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud |
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| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Formula
During World War II, Germany developed a method to derive cheap, pollution-free gasoline from coal. But when the Third Reich collapsed, the formula disappeared. A lone L.A. detective sets out to find it.
| Starring | Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud |
|---|---|
| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| Studio | ORBIT MEDIA LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Nov 2004 Production year: 1980 |
| Format | DVD |
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Although Steve Shagan and John G Avildsen had gelled on Save the Tiger, this thriller about a Nazi process for synthetic fuel prompted such an acrimonious bust-up that Avildsen campaigned to remove his name from the credits. At stake was the relative emphasis to be placed on the narrative and on the theory that the oil business was exploiting the world by suppressing this ingenious formula. The veracity of the background “facts” is dubious in the extreme, but the thesis is more logical than the plot, featuring George C Scott as a baffled detective and Marlon Brando as a mumbling tycoon.
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Laborious thriller about a formula for synthetic fuel which reaches back to the Nazi past and forward to contemporary... read more on Time Out
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
worth to watch just for Marlon's monologue before the end
worthwhile watching just for Marlon's monologue before the end. yes the film is crap, but there are some great truths in that monologue! Art can't make a differance BUT still it will be a mirror to our life so we won't forget where we are and who we are! See that monologue and thing Mr. Bush!
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