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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 |
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| Director | John G. Avildsen |
| Studio | ORBIT MEDIA LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1980 To Rent: DVD: 22 Nov 2004 |
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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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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 ... read more »
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formula is out there
Apparently Germans were making synthetic fuel out of coal in 1944-5 in large quantities and then Americans bought it so that to have excuses for charging arm ... read more »
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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 ... read more »
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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....
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