The Formula (1980 film)

The Formula
Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
Directed byJohn G. Avildsen
Screenplay bySteve Shagan
Based onThe Formula
by Steve Shagan
Produced bySteve Shagan
Starring
CinematographyJames Crabe
Edited byJohn Carter
Music byBill Conti
Production
companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
CIP Filmproduktion
Distributed byUnited Artists (North America)
Cinema International Corporation (international)
Release date
  • December 19, 1980 (1980-12-19)
Running time
117 minutes
CountriesWest Germany
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13.2 million[1]
Box office$8.9 million[2]

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.

The film follows the attempts by different groups who wish to either secure or destroy a synthetic fuel formula invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II which would end reliance on the supply of oil.

  1. ^ "The Formula (1980)". AFI. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  2. ^ The Formula at Box Office Mojo